Re: NetBSD on a PowerBook G4

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jun 7, 2008, at 06:41, Peter Bex wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 06:15:34PM -0400, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> > A third issue of somewhat less importance -- since I can, and shall
> > anyway, just use screen -- is whether tty-switching with wscons is  
> > now
> > supported.
>
> It is supported since at least 4.0. To make use of this, you'll need
> to add a number of terminal entries to /etc/ttys (set status to
> 'on' except for the console)

Should be there by default.

> If you are going to use X, at least one needs to have status 'off'.  
> Furthermore, you will need to add screen entries to /etc/wscons.conf

Should also be there by default.

> The keys to switch ttys are Alt+Apple+F1 through F5 if you have 5
> entries.

It's Command-F(1..5) unless you have a USB keyboard.

> However, the default kernel requires you to hold the "Fn" key
> while pressing one of the function keys to get it interpreted as a
> function key. If you don't press the Fn key, it sees the keypress as
> one of the media keys (brightness, volume control, numlock and eject)

This has nothing to do with the kernel - MacOS X actually reprograms  
the keyboard controller, you can change that setting in MacOS X's  
Preferences.

> This swaps the meaning of a function keypress while holding "Fn"  
> and without holding it, so you can just press Alt+Apple+F1, for  
> example. (don't know why this isn't the default,
> as it is much saner)

Actually it's much uglier - it reinterprets keystroke from the ADB  
button device the Fn keys are posing as into ADB scancodes and feeds  
them to the keyboard driver. Change the hotkey setting on OSX is the  
sane thing to do.

have fun
Michael

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