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Date:      Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:42:45 +0100
From:      Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se>
To:        Frank Shute <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk>
Cc:        John Murphy <freebsd001@freeode.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode?
Message-ID:  <20071207144245.GA63813@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
In-Reply-To: <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> <20071207143325.GA94449@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>

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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:
> > > 
> <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"

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.






-- 
<Insert your favourite quote here.>
Erik Trulsson
ertr1013@student.uu.se



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