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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?
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From: "David Presotto" <presotto@closedmind.org>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: [9fans] devkbmap.c


> I included the boyd/forsyth keyboard map stuff in the
> kernel.  man kbmap for details.
>
> In general you can
>
> bind -a'#=CE=BA' /dev
> cat /dev/kbmap > /tmp/xxx
> edit /tmp/xxx
> cat /tmp/xxx > /dev/kbmap
>
> I also changed /sys/src/9/boot/boot.c to automaticly
> load a map if specified in plan9.ini as
> kbmap=3D<file>
>
> In this case <file> has to be something you can get
> at before there's a file system so you'll have to
> make sure its in /boot/.  The reason it gets done
> so early is that factotum starts before you have an
> fs and it would be nice if your keyboard had the
> right mapping when you type in your login name
> ans password.
>
> No idea of the boot change works yet.  Haven't tested
> it...
>
> As usual, my apologies to the japanese/chinese/etc.
>
> I'll put any mapping files I get into /sys/lib/kbmap
> on sources.