problem with the read system call when many keys are pressed

2000-06-09 Thread BFL5-CDC
Hi all, I am facing a strange problem with the read system call. If I type keys one at a time (what ever be the speed) the read system call reads make and break codes in the correct order. If I type many keys simultaneously, the exact sequence of make and break codes are not read! For example if I

Re: Modifying the keyboard driver

2000-03-22 Thread BFL5-CDC
Hi Taylor, There is a book "Linux Device Drivers" by Alessandro Rubini from Oreilly press. It talks about all drivers. Keyboard driver will come under character driver. So read first 10 chapters in that. After understanding the driver architecture you can go to ~/drivers/char directory and go thro

Keyboard Driver Architecture -- help needed

2000-03-20 Thread BFL5-CDC
Hi Friends, Recently I have entered Linux drivers area. I need some help from you to finalize the design of my application on a Linux Keyboard driver. Please do not fire me if my doubts are trivial. Please answer as I will not be distrubing you too much at a later time. I am supposed to write an