Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:33:25 +0000 From: "Frank Shute" <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> To: John Murphy <freebsd001@freeode.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode? Message-ID: <20071207143325.GA94449@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20071207125633.GA62976@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20071201044427.38bd2c84@asus.freeode.co.uk> <20071201061813.2a0e35e2@gumby.homeunix.com.> <20071201140619.4b7332ba@asus.freeode.co.uk> <4752EFF1.9050107@wcborstel.com> <20071203181412.709fab80@gumby.homeunix.com.> <4754500D.8070706@wcborstel.com> <4754508E.30802@riderway.com> <20071207124335.4aefe67a@asus.freeode.co.uk> <20071207125633.GA62976@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
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On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:56:33PM +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:43:35PM +0000, John Murphy wrote: > > <snip> > > > > Thanks for all the tips on this subject. One more question: > > > > How would I enable a local keyboard layout in single user mode? > > I have had to find '/' by trial and error on my UK keyboard. > > > > You can use kbdcontrol(1) to load a new keyboard mapping. (Probably > requires that /usr is already mounted to work correctly.) > > You can also specify in the kernel config file which keyboard layout should > be used by default. See the atkbd(4) or ukbd(4) manpages for details. > You can also specify it in /etc/rc.conf: keymap="uk.cp850" -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html
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