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Added a solution to read scancodes without interrupts, a few minor grammatical corrections.
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== Enough, give me code! ==
So, first read the scan code set table, and now start to code. If you too lazy,
(inb/outb can be found here: [[Inline Assembly/Examples#I.2FO access|Inline Assembly Examples - I/O Access]])
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</source>
If you have not set up interrupts yet, the code for the function that reads scancodes will be slightly different:
<source lang="C">
char getScancode()
{
char flag = inb(0x64);
while(!(flag & 1)) {
flag = inb(0x64);
}
return inb(0x60);
}
</source>
The reason we are reading port 0x64 first is because in an environment without interrupts, one must first read the status port (0x64) and see if the first bit is set to one. If the first bit is set to one, the loop ends and we read port 0x60, returning a scancode. If it is not set to one, we do not read it and loop until it is set to one. This will assure that we are not infinitely releasing scancodes (since we do not have interrupts yet to make sure they are only pressed once).
== Scan Code Sets ==
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