Error loading key mappings {!!}

geletine · 09-09-2006, 10:48 PM

I am getting the following Error loading key mappings {!!} when gentoo boots up

i can issue loadkeys uk , and it loads without a problem, to do that each time i reboot gentoo, would be impractical..

thanks in advance

jonaskoelker · 09-10-2006, 08:19 AM

here's a crufty workaround: add

Code:

@reboot loadkeys uk

to your crontab.

One cruftitude of this: multiple users might do that, and you end up with a race condition. Therefore this is not a "real" solution, but I hope it helps. I have no clue about how gentoo goes about setting the keyboard layout, so I can't help you with that.

geletine · 09-10-2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonaskoelker

here's a crufty workaround: add

Code:

@reboot loadkeys uk

to your crontab.

One cruftitude of this: multiple users might do that, and you end up with a race condition. Therefore this is not a "real" solution, but I hope it helps. I have no clue about how gentoo goes about setting the keyboard layout, so I can't help you with that.

I played with some configurations files, and it now works except for one letter on the keyboard , in the console only, the uk sterling symbol ie £ , it display a u with a curl on the top.

how would i remove that?

thanks