Re: Using XT keyboard with Linux

In article <1179168249.579517.301690@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alex <samalex@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Rod Smith wrote:

The Linux kernel (at least, the 2.6.20 kernel, and I believe some earlier
versions) contains an option that may be useful:

Device Drivers
-> Input Device Support
-> Keyboards
-> XT Keyboard

Thanks for the info! I'll look into this further, but I guess one
caveat of doing this in the kernel is the keyboard might not be
accessible until Linux starts up.

I've never used the option in question, but I'd expect you'd be correct
about this.

Also, I just checked your website and saw you wrote _Linux Samba
Server Administration_. I wanted to also say Thanks for that book,
because I've used it for years to setup and maintain various Samba
systems.

Thanks for the kind words.

I haven't used it much since moving to Samba 3 (do you have
a newer version?),

Sybex wasn't interested in doing a revision, I'm afraid, but I did write a
new book on Samba 3 for APress: The Definitive Guide to Samba 3 (ISBN
1-59059-277-8, 2004). FWIW, the Samba developers are working towards a
Samba 4 release, but it's not expected to enter alpha for a while (3
months is a figure I was quoted recently). Samba 4 will feature better AD
integration, including the ability to act as an AD server.

--
Rod Smith, rodsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking
.

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