Re: sysrq.txt

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 11:56:19PM +0100, J. Michael Kolbe wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:46:53PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 08:37:00PM +0100, J. Michael Kolbe wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 09:15:59AM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > Speaking of reversed, there's a slightly "nicer" one in 2.2.18+:
> > > > On PowerPC - You press 'ALT-Print Screen-<command key>'.
> > > > 
> > > > (And yes, all the apple keyboards I've seen w/ F13 have Print Screen
> > > > right below it).  Tho I'm also rather sure this didn't get into
> > > > Linus' tree until after the 2.3 split..
> > > > 
> > > Well, my Apple Keyboard doesn't. It's F13. And it doesn't work with 'ALT'.
> > > I suppose that's why it didn't get into the mainstream tree.
> > 
> > But anyways.  My objects were it's not just "macs".  And not all keyboards
> > have "F13" written on them as well as Print Screen.  Which is why I think
> > what 2.2 has is what 2.4 should have.  Or if yours doesn't say Print Screen:
> > 
> > On PowerPC - You press 'ALT-Print Screen (or F13)-<command key>
> > 
> > As to weather or not it's the key which says "ALT" on it or not, it is the
> > key which provides the ALT keycode in linux.  Or it very well should be, for
> > consistencys sake.
> > 
> Keypad'+''s keycode is 69, while ALT's keycode is 58.

Err, so?  The sysrq code is triggered by "ALT" (which on PPC can be any number
of things, depending on keyboard and other stuff) and the SYSRQ key.  It's
either 0x69 or 0x54, which is "F13" in either translated keycodes or ADB 
respectivly.

> Besides, I have never seen an Apple Keyboard without an F13 Key.

All of the USB keyboards, up until recently.

> So, it's "Keypad'+'-F13 (or Print Screen)-<command key>".
> Any objection?

Well, where does that work?  My PReP works fine w/ ALT-printscrn-key
My old pmac is ALT-printscrn-key, and I don't have F13 on my other
keyboard.  So yes, I object because I'm not sure where your sugjestion
works.

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