From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Message-id: <2D1BE8BC-7550-48D2-8208-F4641C161CB1@mac.com> From: Pietro Gagliardi To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-reply-to: <487E5E18.1020106@ntlworld.com> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:00:10 -0400 References: <487CFED2.5080908@ntlworld.com> <8ccc8ba40807151259wb0c7dbdjf189f1b73ea4bae2@mail.gmail.com> <487E5E18.1020106@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] setting up a differnet keyboard Topicbox-Message-UUID: e8c50ae8-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 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 >> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > >