I think you need to add the map to the kernel, as a root file so that
boot could find it before reaching the file server.


On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Robert Hibberdine
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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