KBD(4) BSD Programmer's Manual (SPARC Architecture) KBD(4)NAME
kbd - Sun keyboard interface
DESCRIPTION
The Sun keyboard, whether or not it is also the console keyboard, can be
accessed through the /dev/kbd interface. This interface implements only
the minimal set of operations required to support the X11 server (see
Xserver(1)).
The device can only be opened by one process (normally the X server);
while it is open, the keyboard cannot be used to provide console input.
The console Stop-A (L1-A) key sequence remains active, however. The key-
board returns to normal service (if any) automatically when the device is
closed.
The keyboard itself is actually a serial device attached to zs1a (see
zs(4)). This device runs at a fixed speed of 2400 baud and is not user-
accessible.
FILES
/dev/kbd
SEE ALSOXserver(1)BSDI BSD/OS January 6, 1998 1