Re: Capturing the raw keyboard presses.

[Bernhard Kaindl]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> 
> I'm doing something that requires that I capture ALL raw keyboard
> presses.  I need to make sure that ALL keys are captured, and
> that means both at the console, and in X, or any other app that
> may or may not take over the keyboard (RAW mode).
> 
> I assume that this is possible, and fairly easy.  I want to log
> these keystrokes for debugging, etc purposes at the RAW level.  I
> think I've found where I should do it (pc_keyb.c), but I wanted
> to know what someone would suggest for this.

Yes, it is fairly easy. Put a printk into the handle_scancode() in keyboard.c
Bernd

> My plan is to have keystrokes logged via syslog for now...  I
> don't care if it is a crummy hack as long as it works, and
> captures all keys well.  Doing so either in pc_keyb.c or
> keyboard.c (in drivers/char) would be fine.  
> 
> Ideas?
> 
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