Re: Bug#85629: keymap for RiscPC

[rmk@arm.linux.org.uk]

Yann Dirson writes:
> There is at least the option of running gpm with the "-S ''" option so that
> you can reboot with your mouse - or even trigger reinitialisation of the
> keyboard, with a bit more work.

Yuck.  I use all three buttons on my mouse.  I don't want the machine
randomly rebooting.

> Without a mouse, IIRC there is a joystick-based daemon that allows to do the
> same.
> 
> And maybe a daemon could be written to check whether it can talk to the
> keyboard (assuming this is possible), and attempt to reset it if it cannot
> or if it detects a wrong mode.

All the above are bodges, not a fixes.

Bodges will come back to fester later.  Always fix problems properly so it
never re-appears.  Don't introduce new problems that can be easily worked
around.

Andries has the best solution by far to date.

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