On Friday 28 November 2008 02:42:05 pm Joe Ciccone wrote: > Leon Opit wrote: > > Hi b-vol > > > > I am not sure that KEYMAP is useful with an absolute path as I think > > its is prepended with a path (where loadkeys expects to find keymaps). > > The smae script works out whether the KEYMAP variable is a filename or > > 'keyboard style'. If it is the latter it constructs a filename for > > loadkeys. > > > > You could of course: > > a) chanhge the script. > > b) call loadkeys explicitly > > > > > > > > 2008/11/28 b-vol <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > Back to my main reason for posting: My /etc/sysconfig/console > > file looks > > like that below:- > > ############################## > > # Begin /etc/sysconfig/console > > > > #KEYMAP="uk" > > #KEYMAP="uk.map.gz" > > KEYMAP="/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/uk.map.gz" > > #KEYTABLE="uk.map.gz" > > FONT="lat1-16" > > > > # End /etc/sysconfig/console > > ############################## > > if line 1 or 2 or 3 is enabled the boot returns > > " setting keymap to uk [fail] " or words such OR > > settting keymap to uk.map.gz [fail] or words such > > The bootscript executes loadkeys ${KEYMAP} &>/dev/null > to see what's going on, run loadkeys uk.map.gz from your console and > you'll see the real error. > > just seeing fail means absolutely nothing in terms of debugging.
On Friday 28 November 2008 02:42:05 pm Joe Ciccone wrote: > to see what's going on, run loadkeys uk.map.gz from your console and > you'll see the real error. > > just seeing fail means absolutely nothing in terms of debugging. A) I re-checked he compile log for kbd-1.14 and the compile and install was without errors. B) I ran loadkeys uk.map.gz and obtained the following output:- lib/kbd/keymap/i386/qwerty/uk.map.gz:1 syntax error syntax error in map file try another version of kbd? suggestions welcomed > _______________________________________________ > Clfs-support mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.cross-lfs.org/listinfo.cgi/clfs-support-cross-lfs.org -- ################################### “Common sense teaches that booksellers should not speculate in hops, or bankers in turpentine; that railways should not be promoted by maiden ladies, or canals by beneficed clergymen ....” Walter Bagehot-economist: 1826-1877 _______________________________________________ Clfs-support mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cross-lfs.org/listinfo.cgi/clfs-support-cross-lfs.org
