patch for foreign keyboard layout?

lbdgwgt · 10-27-2006, 08:41 AM

Hi all,

i just made my first small linux system in a CF card using the linux 2.4.32 kernel.

I use USB keyboard, I include the HID interface in kernel configuration. it runs, but the problem is how if i want to use foreign keyboard layout. i am using german keybord layout.

is there any patch for the kernel compilation?

thanks for the answer

Andrew Benton · 10-27-2006, 09:06 AM

When you compile the kernel, before you run make, run the command

Code:

loadkeys -m /path/to/your/keymap > drivers/char/defkeymap.c

For example, the command I run is

Code:

loadkeys -m /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/uk.map.gz > drivers/char/defkeymap.c

lbdgwgt · 10-27-2006, 03:57 PM

thanks.. i will try it next week when i go to the place i work again.. but i check on my laptop the files seems to be ok..