SYNOPSIS

       send_to_keyboard

DESCRIPTION

       send_to_keyboard  is  a  simple program which allows you to send actual
       control codes to the keyboard device to enable or disable certain func-
       tions. For example, some of the IBM keyboards require:
         send_to_keyboard ea 17

       in  order to enable the extra keys. This helper application is actually
       used from lineakd(1).

NOTES

       Some keyboard functionality can be turned on at boot time using  kernel
       parameters.  An  owner of the Chicony Multimedia keyboard mentions that
       booting with the kernel parameters set to:  i8042.direct=1  atkbd.set=3
       atkbd.extra=1  will  enable functionality of the extra keys on his key-
       board. Put those in your lilo.conf or grub menu.lst and  special  func-
       tionality may be enabled at boot time.

SEE ALSO

       evtest(8), lineakd(1).

AUTHOR

       send_to_keyboard was written by Dennis Bjorklund.



                                 March 2, 2005             SEND_TO_KEYBOARD(8)