Peter, I did try that option but then the vm would not start: looks like I ended up with "-k en-us -k en-gb" on the qemu command-line.
So I used vmadm update <uuid> qemu_opts='-vnc unix:/tmp/vm.vnc -parallel none -usb -usbdevice tablet -k en-gb' as documented in https://github.com/joyent/smartos-live/blob/master/src/vm/man/vmadm.1m.md (I don't have a vnc password). Thanks Sean. ________________________________ From: Peter Kelm [[email protected]] Sent: 08 March 2016 20:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [smartos-discuss] Qemu keyboard layout -k Sean, This is how I use that option: [user@host /opt]# cat german.json { qemu_extra_opts: "-k de" } You can add the qemu_extra_opts line to a VM JSON file or apply the above via vmadm update afterwards. Best regards, Peter Am 08.03.2016 um 18:44 schrieb TRITONIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED <[email protected]<redir.aspx?REF=MopfWoGyev-YHLNpW646Po0H3DjXnlIiWv6wGqSzGP6htmH8jUfTCAFtYWlsdG86c2VhbkB0cml0b25pYS5jby51aw..>>: Hi, I am using VNC to access some Windows vm's and the default keyboard layout is "en-us" whereas I need to use "en-gb". I can see the "-k en-us" option in the vm.startvm.log but cannot find the appropriate vmadm json value to change it. I know I could use RDP but that restricts what you can do. Sean Weatherall. ________________________________ smartos-discuss | Archives<redir.aspx?REF=oc8OF283xxV1Zsz-aPSWWiTjdrZcL-QGybE0Wt7mQh2htmH8jUfTCAFodHRwczovL3d3dy5saXN0Ym94LmNvbS9tZW1iZXIvYXJjaGl2ZS8xODQ0NjMvPW5vdw..> [https://www.listbox.com/images/feed-icon-10x10.jpg31e6b2b.jpg?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlzdGJveC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2ZlZWQtaWNvbi0xMHgxMC5qcGc] <redir.aspx?REF=BotmrAUHFZkkbCOILlXT92QqkO765B-MRAKFcyTzEiehtmH8jUfTCAFodHRwczovL3d3dy5saXN0Ym94LmNvbS9tZW1iZXIvYXJjaGl2ZS9yc3MvMTg0NDYzLzI4MDQzODcyLTM3NDNiZWMz> | Modify<redir.aspx?REF=j7tI8u0ve_Hce9Abd5i0390TCIB7UoEGkvF70BvOZdihtmH8jUfTCAFodHRwczovL3d3dy5saXN0Ym94LmNvbS9tZW1iZXIvP21lbWJlcl9pZD0yODA0Mzg3MiZpZF9zZWNyZXQ9MjgwNDM4NzItNWYwMjI3M2Q.> Your Subscription [https://www.listbox.com/images/listbox-logo-small.png31e6b2b.png?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlzdGJveC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xpc3Rib3gtbG9nby1zbWFsbC5wbmc] <redir.aspx?REF=CxBAv1bzbHjy82jdB2Iy5APkbxe-5CYy5w_8QRzCN0mhtmH8jUfTCAFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmxpc3Rib3guY29t> ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
