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From: elliott@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Ian Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X input problems
Message-ID: <890001@hpfcdq.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 88 16:47:58 GMT
References: <12100001@hpfclm.HP.COM>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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/ hpfcdq:comp.windows.x / brian@hpfclm.HP.COM (Brian Rauchfuss) /  6:13 pm  Feb 19, 1988 /

>      I have been using X on my hp 350 for about 6-months
> with no problems, but today I tried to add a X0.display
> file containing
> /dev/crt
> /dev/hilkbd
> /dev/mouse
>
> and now the output from my keyboard doesn't go to any
> windows, it is sent to the background and ignored.  All
> the mouse stuff work OK though.

You are using "/dev/hilkbd" instead of the appropriate "/dev/hil[1-7]" file
for the keyboard.  X uses the raw hil device, not the cooked "/dev/hilkbd"
device.