kbmode(ADM)                     19 June 1992                     kbmode(ADM)


 Name

    kbmode - set keyboard mode or test keyboard support

 Syntax

    /etc/kbmode command [ file ]

 Description

    This command can be used to determine if your system keyboard supports AT
    mode. If it does, this utility can change the keyboard mode between AT
    mode and PC/XT compatibility mode.

    If the file argument is specified, it should be a tty device of one of
    the multiscreens of the keyboard's group.

    Valid commands are:

    test    determine if keyboard supports AT mode

    at      set keyboard to AT mode

    xt      set keyboard to PC/XT compatibility mode

 Notes

    Some keyboards look like an AT keyboard but do not support AT mode. Set-
    ting such a keyboard to AT mode will render it useless, unless it can be
    set to XT mode from another (serial) terminal.

 See also

    keyboard(HW)

 Value added

    kbmode is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Opera-
    tion, Inc.