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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO: Changing the keyboard repeat rate</TITLE> <LINK HREF="kbd.FAQ-18.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="kbd.FAQ-16.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="kbd.FAQ.html#toc17" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ-18.html">Next</A> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ-16.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ.html#toc17">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s17">17. Changing the keyboard repeat rate</A></H2> <P> <!-- keyboard!repeat rate, setting --> <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 that doesn't help, edit or remove the section <HR> <PRE> ! set the keyboard repeat rate to the max mov ax,#0x0305 xor bx,bx ! clear bx int 0x16 </PRE> <HR> 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.' <P> <HR> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ-18.html">Next</A> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ-16.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="kbd.FAQ.html#toc17">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
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