Re: [PATCH] Default keyboard LEDs

[Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>]

H. Peter Anvin, le Sun 13 Jan 2008 19:50:34 -0800, a écrit :
> >Actually, what would be perfect would be to use the configuration that
> >the BIOS sets at boot by default.  That is device-dependent, however.
> >
> 
> It is, but it can be read out either by INT calls at initialization 
> time, or by reading out the byte at physical address 0x417:

I should have said "arch-dependent".
I didn't mean it wasn't possible, but just it'd probably be better that
driver experts do it, not me :)

> --------K-M00400017--------------------------
> MEM 0040h:0017h - KEYBOARD - STATUS FLAGS 1
> Size:   BYTE
> SeeAlso: MEM 0040h:0018h,INT 16/AH=02h,MEM 0040h:0096h
> 
> Bitfields for keyboard status flags 1:
> Bit(s)  Description     (Table M0010)
>  7      INSert active
>  6      Caps Lock active
>  5      Num Lock active
>  4      Scroll Lock active
>  3      either Alt pressed
>  2      either Ctrl pressed
>  1      Left Shift pressed
>  0      Right Shift pressed
> SeeAlso: #M0011,#00587
> 
> The same information is available through INT 16h, AH=02h.

Samuel