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NAME

6       send_to_keyboard - send to the keyboard device
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SYNOPSIS

9       send_to_keyboard
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DESCRIPTION

13       send_to_keyboard  is  a  simple program which allows you to send actual
14       control codes to the keyboard device to enable or disable certain func‐
15       tions. For example, some of the IBM keyboards require:
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18       in  order to enable the extra keys. This helper application is actually
19       used from lineakd(1).
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NOTES

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

31       evtest(8), lineakd(1).
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AUTHOR

34       send_to_keyboard was written by Dennis Bjorklund.
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38                                 March 2, 2005             SEND_TO_KEYBOARD(8)