From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 7 14:33:36 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75DBD16A419 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:33:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FBEB13C4EC for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:33:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1J0eGh-0007t7-Jc for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:33:31 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with SMTP id lB7EXU6I012854 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:33:31 GMT Received: (qmail 94474 invoked by uid 1001); 7 Dec 2007 14:33:25 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:33:25 +0000 To: John Murphy Message-ID: <20071207143325.GA94449@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071207125633.GA62976@owl.midgard.homeip.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-RC1 i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:33:31 +0000 (GMT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:33:36 -0000 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: > > > > > > 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