[needs-packaging] Feature Request: PepperPad3 Keypad driver

[Pythonator]

Trying to get keyboard working on my Pepper Pad 3 ( http://www.pepper.com/ ).
The PepperPad3's split keyboard requires a special driver that must be compiled and installed as a kernel module (.ko file).

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

Seeking a kernel driver developer to help me make changes to this keypad driver so it will work under Ubuntu.

The Pepper Pad 3's ( http://www.pepper.com/ ) split keyboard requires a special driver that must be compiled and installed as a kernel module (.ko file).

The driver is opensource & GPL'd, was originally compiled and deployed in Pepper Linux (based on the older Fedora Core 4 / kernel 2.6.12).

After massaging the .C source, I got it to compile and load, but I am having trouble with the device registration logic [as this is a platform-specific device.]

I am not a kernel developer, so I am seeking a kernel driver developer who can guide me.

Thanks in advance!

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

Here is the original driver (.c source) file.

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

An new & improved keypad driver for the PP3 is now ready at:

http://www.pepper.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6626#post6626

I have compiled & tested the driver on Ubuntu 8.04 beta on a PP3 device.
It's looking good.

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

Here is the latest version (attached)
I have compiled and tested on Ubuntu 8.04

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

A forum member pointed out a change that needed to be made to make the driver work in kernel 2.6.25. The patched driver is attached to this post.

The driver now works with kernel 2.6.25
Still works fine with kernel 2.6.24, too.

[Pythonator (john-schnittker)]

I have compiled and tested this driver on Ubuntu Intrepid (kernel 2.6.26).

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Pythonator,

Unfortunately this bug does not qualify for a stable release update so I am declining the nominations. Please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates for more information.

Additionally, if this driver will benefit the entire kernel community as a whole, the Ubuntu kernel team prefers for this to go upstream first before pulling it into the Ubuntu kernel. Do you know if this driver has been submitted upstream? I imagine it would be a candidate for inclusion into the upstream staging directory. For now I'm marking this as Won't Fix until this is merged upstream. Thanks.