From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 7 14:42:50 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 CE21A16A468 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:42:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 577C213C505 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:42:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-25-183.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.25.183]:50535 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1J0ePg-0005gF-7Z for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:42:48 +0100 Received: (qmail 66078 invoked from network); 7 Dec 2007 15:42:45 +0100 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 7 Dec 2007 15:42:45 +0100 Received: (qmail 63834 invoked by uid 1001); 7 Dec 2007 15:42:45 +0100 Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:42:45 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson To: Frank Shute Message-ID: <20071207144245.GA63813@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Frank Shute , John Murphy , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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> <20071207143325.GA94449@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071207143325.GA94449@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.25.183 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1J0ePg-0005gF-7Z. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1J0ePg-0005gF-7Z d178d4ff5729679c6fca33d03834ed7a Cc: John Murphy , 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 List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:42:50 -0000 On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 02:33:25PM +0000, Frank Shute wrote: > 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" When you boot into single user mode (which the question was about) the settings in /etc/rc.conf has not been applied yet. That happens later in the boot process. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se