PCKBC(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so like, this is PCKBC(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual, and the star of the show is literally:

pckbc — PC (ISA) keyboard controller driver

it's giving keyboard-controller lore and i'm obsessed 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pckbc* at acpi?
pckbc* at isa?
pckbc* at pnpbios? index ?
pckbd* at pckbc? slot ?
pms*   at pckbc? slot ?

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

bestie, the pckbc driver handles resource allocation and device attachment for the traditional PC/AT keyboard controller. no cap. 🎹

It provides two logical connections for child devices:

  • the “keyboard” slot, obvi for a keyboard 💖
  • the “auxiliary” slot, for mice 🐭 — and the latter might be missing in older keyboard controllers 🙈

The optional “slot” locator argument can be used to force unusual connections of devices to logical slots. But hear me: this feature is for experimentation only — it will not be useful in normal operation. like, it's giving “do not casually mess with this” energy 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read those too, iykyk 🦋

mwah 💋 this page is from Debian, dated April 16, 2002 — iconic, periodt 🎀

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