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From: jeff@nucleus.mi.org (Jeff Marraccini)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Enhanced keyboard bug in System V/AT 2.4
Message-ID: <5499@nucleus.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 89 13:49:09 GMT
References: <LTJN&@splut.conmicro.com>
Reply-To: jeff@nucleus.mi.org (Jeff Marraccini)
Organization: The Nucleus Public Access Unix, Clarkston, MI
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In article <LTJN&@splut.conmicro.com> jay@splut.conmicro.com (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard) writes:
>
> ... the right-hand ALT and CTL keys are
>treated backwards from what they should be. In addition, the right-hand
>ALT key doesn't work for swapping screens. Finally, is there a way to
>get the system to not reset NumLock status when booting?

Jay,

You can fix the swapped key problem.  I haven't been able to fix the
NumLock reset or to give the right Alt key the same powers the left one
has.  To swap the keys, create a file in /etc/rc.d with the following
lines in it (I call mine swapkey.rc):

:
if [ -x /etc/cons ]; then
	echo "	Swapping right Alt and Ctrl keys\c" >/dev/console
	/etc/cons swapkey 96 97
	echo "." >/dev/console
fi

Jeff
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