linux-kernel - Re: attempting to open a VT from elsewhere and take raw keyboard input

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:37:29 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Shawn Rutledge <shawn.t.rutledge@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: attempting to open a VT from elsewhere and take raw keyboard
 input


On Jul 17 2007 01:51, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
>
> I'm messing around with framebuffer graphics stuff and trying to write
> a keyboard driver similar to the one in X, which will allow you to
> start up the graphics system from any tty (not just a virtual
> console),

right, I can start X these days over SSH (either init5 or startx)

> find an available VT, switch to that VT,

X does that automatically ('regular' X, not considering Xdmcp or such)

> and then take input from the physically attached keyboard rather
> than necessarily

X does that too.



	Jan
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