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Hello everyone,
I am using Archlinux to run a special (DOS/Textmode) application on a ThinClient. I have chosen to run it under LINUX/DOSEMU instead of pure DOS, because I need SSH- and FTP-Access to the computer while it is running the application. Archlinux has always been my favorite distribution, when I was in need of an easily customizable, x686-optimized system.
The network-services work fine and the DOS application runs very well (fast and stable), but it uses key-combinations like 'ALT-F1', 'ALT-F2', and so on, to access special features. These special features cannot be accessed, because when I press one of those key-combinations, the computer switches to the respective virtual console and it doesn't pass the keycodes to the application.
When I deactivate the virtual cconsoles in the /etc/inittab, the computer still switches to the (now blank) consoles.
I have tried to unbind the keysym with 'alt keycode 59 = nul' in a personalized keymap, but this did not help. The computer does no longer switch to a different virtual console ('CTRL-ALT-F1' still works), but the keycode is still not passed to the application (I suppose the keycode has become "" or maybe it is sent to /dev/nul ?) - the special features are still not available.
I have been searching for a while now to find out how to make it work. That's why I am posting the question here. Maybe someone here can tell me what I am supposed to set the keysym parameter to, or where I can find any Information about the keymaps syntax and where (and when) archlinux binds 'Console_1' to 'alt keycode 59', 'Console_2' to 'alt keycode 60', and so on...
best regards, chris.
Last edited by chris67 (2007-09-27 06:46:49)
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No need to do this. When I start DOSEMU with '-k' everything works fine.
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