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| <H2><A NAME="s17">17. Changing the keyboard repeat rate</A></H2> |
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| <P>At startup, the Linux kernel sets the repeat rate to its maximal value. |
| For most keyboards this is reasonable, but for some it means that you |
| can hardly touch a key without getting three copies of the corresponding |
| symbol. Use the program kbdrate(8) to change the repeat rate, or, if |
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| ! set the keyboard repeat rate to the max |
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| mov ax,#0x0305 |
| xor bx,bx ! clear bx |
| int 0x16 |
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| of <CODE>/usr/src/linux/[arch/i386/]boot/setup.S</CODE>. |
| <P>Scott Johnston (<CODE>sj@zule.com</CODE>) reports: `To program the |
| repeat rate of a Gateway AnyKey keyboard all one has to do |
| is press the "Repeat Rate" key, then a function key |
| F1-F8, then "Repeat Rate" again. F1 is the slowest possible repeat rate, |
| and F8 is really fast. If you somehow manage to mess up your AnyKey |
| keyboard doing this, simply press Ctrl-Alt-SuspndMacro to reset |
| your keyboard to factory default settings.' |
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