Re: [jornada] Jornada 720 getting 2.6

Hey,

I have just finished the keyboard driver. This new driver does not require any
special keymaps, it will work fine just out of the box. So keyboard problems
will get less in the future :)

regards,
Alex

On Saturday 05 February 2005 10:02, you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I had Opie running too. But keyboard is not working with kernel 2.4,
> because Qt/E does not use the fb/console kbd but reads the raw keycodes.
> The compiled-in keymap within Qt/E was for standard 101 keymap, I think.
> And the Jornada has a special keymap. This issue should be gone with Qt/E
> 2.3.10, according to Mickey from Opie, and the corresponding Opie parches
> (I could only find a patch for qt/e 2.3.9 but that also seems to include FB
> console kbd driver) because the Opie developers wrote an FB keyboard
> driver.
>
> Cannot await to play with the new kernel :)
>
> Regards,
> Lorant
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > check this screenshot: http://handhelds.org/scap/port.15847.png I have
> > opie running very well without actually adding any device specific code
> > to opie.
> >
> > regards,
> > Alex
> >
> > On Friday 04 February 2005 13:28, you wrote:
> > > Wow, that is indeed *really* great News :) Thanks Alex!
> > >
> > > I have been trying to get Opie running on the J720 with 2.4 Kernel
> > > lately - almost succeeded after a week, I hope. Just building. Sadly I
> > > have no Hardware that can build OpenEmbedded.
> > >
> > > There seems to be a Qt/E patch for 2.3.10 to support FB keyboard - that
> > > would at least save the effort of rewriting internal Qt keymaps or
> > > fiddle with zkbapplet.
> > >
> > > I hope that your work will also run on J720s w/o flash rom :)
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > >
> > > Lorant
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > As I have finally received a Jornada 720 to play with, I have started
> > > > a kernel 2.6 port for the 720.
> > > >
> > > > Things I already have working:
> > > > - Framebuffer with contrast and brightness control over sysfs
> > > > - Touchscreen
> > > > - rs232
> > > > - flash (flashboard required)
> > > > - pcmcia/cf
> > > >
> > > > things remaining:
> > > > - keyboard
> > > > - sound
> > > > - power management
> > > > - irda
> > > >
> > > > I guess that those things won't take much time to get them going. I
> > > > have already bootet an OpenEmbedded image successfully. I have
> > > > completely rewritten the framebuffer and touchscreen interface to
> > > > adapt them to the new kernel 2.6 structure.
> > > >
> > > > kind regards,
> > > > Alex Lange
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Received on Sat Feb 05 2005 - 06:56:54 EST