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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:11:44 -0600
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Subject: Re: [9fans] setting up a differnet keyboard
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>> I think you need to add the map to the kernel, as a root file so that
>> boot could find it before reaching the file server.
>>
>
> In which case, this doesn't seem to be a very practical mechanism. Wouldn't
> it be beter to attach to the server and then do the kbmap() stuff ??

not when you need to type your password at the console and that
password contains non-ascii characters. I believe this is the original
reason kbmap() was added in the boot code (by Francisco Ballesteros,
if my memory is correct).