Keyboard question

Zeebro · 07-20-2003, 03:45 AM

Hello there. I'm having trouble with my keyboard whilst CLI. I've just setup a very minimal install of Slackware 9 (only base linux and networking packages installed) and some of my keyboard characters aren't where they should be. For example my # shows as \, my \ as < and so on. I did set the keyboard as a UK one during setup so I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm sure this has a simple answer but I'm unable to find one after searching the internet. I'm grateful for any help.

Obscure · 07-20-2003, 04:21 AM

You must edit the file /etc/X11/xf86config...manualy(not difficult)...
You 'll find a section like:
Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
..............

Insert yr correct values into XkbModel and XkbLayou....simil to:

Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "it"

This is my config i.e., yours depend of yr keyboard lenguage and number of keys
Bya

Zeebro · 07-20-2003, 04:12 PM

Ok I have edited my XF86Config to the correct settings ie:

# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"

# Option "XkbLayout" "uk"

This has not resolved the issue. Does this determine the keyboard layout whilst using the CLI because I do not X installed and will not be using it, I have only the base linux and networking packages installed.

Tinkster · 07-20-2003, 05:34 PM

Ummm ... if you get uk but want us in
CLI, I'd suggest checking for existence
of /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap, and if it exists,
rm it or chmod it to not executable :)

Cheers,
Tink

Zeebro · 07-20-2003, 05:53 PM

Well no, of course I want it in uk. I'm a n00b not a doorwedge

. No offence intended, thanks very much for the input everyone. I had a look at rc.keymap and this is pointing to /usr/bin/loadkeys uk.map however no file/dir of the latter exists in /usr/bin so I'm stumped again. The rc.keymap also states that there are more keymaps in /usr/share/kbd but again this directory is not present.

I also removed the rc.keymap but I'm still getting a US which I guess is understandable.

Tinkster · 07-20-2003, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zeebro
Well no, of course I want it in uk. I'm a n00b not a doorwedge ;). No offence intended, thanks very much for the input everyone. I had a look at rc.keymap and this is pointing to /usr/bin/loadkeys uk.map however no file/dir of the latter exists in /usr/bin so I'm stumped again. The rc.keymap also states that there are more keymaps in /usr/share/kbd but again this directory is not present.

I also removed the rc.keymap but I'm still getting a US which I guess is understandable. :(

On my slack 8.1 machine(s) it loadkeys
lives in /bin, not /usr/bin ...

just
grep loadkeys /var/log/packages/*
to see where it went ... maybe you're
script (rc.keymap) is pointing to the wrong
file.... if all else fails re-install the keyboard-package:
installpkg <your_cd_rom>/slackware/a/kdb*.tgz

Cheers,
Tink

Poetics · 07-20-2003, 08:20 PM

Just to add; when you choose a keyboard map at install, that's the keyboard map for the install process; you must manually "fix" it later