04.02.2017 20:47, scootergrisen пишет: > Den 04-02-2017 kl. 18:26 skrev Andrei Borzenkov: >> 04.02.2017 20:04, scootergrisen пишет: >>> I test out different Linux distributions and some distributions offer to >>> select language during boot and some does not. >>> >>> It helps when i can select language and keyboard layout etc. during boot >>> so i dont have to change the language etc. from inside GNOME or what >>> ever. >>> >>> But does GRUB have anything to do about booting a system in a specific >>> language or does each distribution modify GRUB to be able to change >>> language. >>> >>> Some distributions seem to be able to change the language of the GRUB >>> boot menu and some does not. >>> >> >> Internally GRUB supports l10n (reimplementation of gettext). Some >> distributions install language catalogs; how they select them is >> distribution-dependent. But grub-mkconfig and scripts that are shipped >> with GRUB itself do not make use of this and emit strings in fixed >> language, as set at the time grub-mkconfig runs so you cannot change >> menu language without regenerating it. That would be something to >> consider after 2.02 release. >> >> As for keyboard layout, unfortunately only at_keyboard supports run-time >> switch and it apparently has problems on real hardware. Default BIOS >> input driver has fixed layout. There was proposed patch to implement >> layouts on top of extended keyboard BIOS interface. > > For example if i try Ubuntu live image. > I'm not sure if it uses GRUB but i think so. > When the image starts and i press a button i can select language. > > And i get something that looks a bit like > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=grub2.theme.bennett.png > where you have F2 and F3 at the bottom to select language and keyboard > layout. > > If i select my language the menus changes to my language and also the > keyboard layout changes. This i really nice i think but it seems most > distribution dont offer this on boot... so i have to use GRUB in english > and change language when i get into GNOME or what ever. > > Where does this "F1 Help F2 Language F3 Keymap..." come from? >
Most likely syslinux > In Debian for example i have to manually type what language to start in > and keymap to use and this is not so nice because first i have to > remember what to type (cant use webbrowser to search for it) and > different distributions seems to use different codes and also the menu > during boot is in english and the keyboard layout is incorrect so it > makes it harder to type in the codes like "=" and "_" and "-" because > they are not on the correct places during boot. > > Basically i'm trying to help get Linux distributions better in my > langauge so we can have danish translation from the beginning like the > Ubuntu live image i tested. > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
