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Package: pearpc
Version: 0.3.1-3
Severity: normal
shift and other modifier keys do not work under pearpc. So it is not
possible without modifying code to enter yaboot parameters for example
(hd:3,/boot/vmlinux - cannot enter <:>).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27
Locale: LANG=uk_UA.KOI8-U, LC_CTYPE=uk_UA.KOI8-U (charmap=KOI8-U)
Versions of packages pearpc depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC support library
ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.7-10 Simple DirectMedia Layer
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
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On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 07:05:08PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 06:03:06PM -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >
> > > reassign 282236 yaboot
> > Bug#282236: pearpc: shift key does not work
> > Bug reassigned from package `pearpc' to `yaboot'.
>
>
> > shift and other modifier keys do not work under pearpc. So it is not
> > possible without modifying code to enter yaboot parameters for example
> > (hd:3,/boot/vmlinux - cannot enter <:>).
>
> This is not a yaboot problem, text entry is handled by the
> OpenFirmware console, so it will work as well or as badly as your
> OpenFirmware terminal does.
>
> I can indeed use shift and input characters such as < > and : along
> with everything else on my keyboard. You probably are using a
> non-apple keyboard on your machine which is known to not work very
> well with Apple OpenFirmware.
As Ethan said, it is not a Yaboot bug, modifiers keys work also on
my AlBook 15".
Cheers,
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