On Sun, 03 Mar 2002 08:21:38 -0800 Rustina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is my first attemp at installing Mandrake 8.2 on a Powermac G4 AGp. All > went well except that the Apple USB Keyborad is not displaying the correct > charactors when using xwindows and gome . IE a typed "a"returns a "8 "etc . > I am sure this is a minor config problem but not sure how to tackle it any > suggestions? > > Cheers Rustina > Sounds like the linux keycodes are not setup. Hopefully you can ssh into the machine or boot the resuce image. check /etc/sysctl.conf for this entry: dev.mac_hid.keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes = 1 You can of course use Mac keycodes too, but you need to set things up appropriately in the console/X. By default, linux keycodes are used. Stew Benedict
