Apparently your loadkeys command doesn't accept the -u option. That's something you should report to your distribution.
behdad On Sat, 22 Apr 2006, Ahmed El-Mahmoudy wrote: > as-salamu alaykom, > > For years I've been trying to get BiCon to work , but it doesn't. > I use the virtual console in Mandriva 2006, I type : bicon sa > I get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]$bicon sa > Usage: loadkeys [option...] [mapfile...] > valid options are: > -c --clearcompose clear kernel compose table > -d --default load default keymap file > -m --mktable output a "defkeymap.c" to stdout > -s --clearstrings clear kernel string table > -q --quiet be silent > -v --verbose report the changes > -v --verbose report more changes > -h --help display this help text and exit > -V --version display version information and exit > loadkeys: invalid option -- u > Usage: loadkeys [option...] [mapfile...] > valid options are: > -c --clearcompose clear kernel compose table > -d --default load default keymap file > -m --mktable output a "defkeymap.c" to stdout > -s --clearstrings clear kernel string table > -q --quiet be silent > -v --verbose report the changes > -v --verbose report more changes > -h --help display this help text and exit > -V --version display version information and exit > Warning: this is a shell wrapper; consider using consolechars(8) > BiCon started > > > Now when I start any app like mutt, vim, lynx, elinks, they only use the > upper half of the screen, and I can't read any arabic text at all, > meaning that it displays wierd characters (and sometimes ? characters > with white background) not arabic. > I tried changing LC_CTYPE & LANG variables to ar_SA.UTF-8 but still no > use. > > Btw, when I exit bicon I get: > > exit > BiCon done > Warning: this is a shell wrapper; consider using consolechars(8) > Keymap 0: Permission denied > Keymap 1: Permission denied > Keymap 2: Permission denied > KDSKBENT: Operation not permitted > loadkeys: could not deallocate keymap 3 > > I've been acon user for years, and it still works fine with me till now. > But I do want to try BiCon, I hope someone will help me. > --behdad http://behdad.org/ "Commandment Three says Do Not Kill, Amendment Two says Blood Will Spill" -- Dan Bern, "New American Language"
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