Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:14:10 -0400 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 9.0 bata2 & keymap Message-ID: <4E77CCC2.1000103@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <4E74C9B7.2090901@a1poweruser.com> References: <4E71F647.2050007@a1poweruser.com> <4E7453CB.1040908@freebsd.org> <4E74C9B7.2090901@a1poweruser.com>
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> Now I must point out that I tested hitting the cancel button in the
> kbdmap command. It worked in that no keymap= statement was inserted into
> /etc/rc.conf but it must also make some other changes some where else in
> the system because if you do select an entry from the kbdmap database
> and them remove the keymap= statement that was inserted into
> /etc/rc.conf and then reboot the system, it will hang on reboot.
>
> Another point of interest is when selecting "cancel for the default
> keyboard" still results in the block of 9 keys above the arrow keys to
> not function. Issuing the "man cmd_name" command does display the man
> page, but the {Page up, Page down keys } don't work. Also when using the
> "ee" edit command the {delete, Page up, Page down don't work. There may
> be more system utility commands with the same flaw.
>
> This may indicate that the default keyboard map in kbdmap command has
> changed, is not the same as in previous releases or some thing else in
> the 9.0 system has changed. In either case this needs research.
>
> Joe
>
I continued to research this problem and found the cause.
The content of 9.0 /etc/ttys has changed, (IE; cons25 is now xtern).
I have some changes in ttys on 8.2 and I just copied that file over to
9.0 without looking at the content. The block of 9 keys above the arrow
keys now work correctly.
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