Re: [9fans] setting up a differnet keyboard

[Pietro Gagliardi <pietro10@mac.com>]

9fat:
cp /sys/lib/kbmap/uk /n/9fat

try again with kbmap=uk and reboot.

On Jul 16, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Robert Hibberdine wrote:

> Thanks for reply.
>
> putting kbmap=uk into plan9.ini
> gives a message
>
>         boot: can't open kbd map: 'uk' file does not exist.
>
> So I tried    kbmap=/sys/lib//kbmap/uk in plan9.ini   This didn't
> work either. I got the message
>
>         boot: can't open kbd map: 'sys' file does not exist.
>
> Not sure what the next step is, so any help is much appreciated
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Francisco J Ballesteros wrote:
>> IIRC, putting kbmap=uk
>> in plan9.ini should work.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Robert Hibberdine
>> <bob.hibberdine@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I want to setup my new plan9 termnial with a UK keyboard. I found
>>> kbmap but
>>> this appears to be an interactive program. Even if you do
>>>
>>>          kbmap /sys/lib/kbmap/uk
>>>
>>> it still acts in an interactive manner. Is this right?
>>>
>>> A qick glance at the code reveals that
>>>          cp  /sys/lib/kbmap/uk   /dev/kbmap      (put into my  lib/
>>> profile)
>>>
>>> should work too,  and it does.   But is this the 'correct' way to
>>> do it? I
>>> just want my keyboard to be the right one when when my terminal
>>> windows
>>> start.
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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