Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:59:40 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com> To: Brendan Sechter <sgeos@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT Single User Keymap Message-ID: <20150916045940.77f5ec2d@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: <BAY182-W82E7A902AD31ECAF3F4D3FA25C0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY182-W82E7A902AD31ECAF3F4D3FA25C0@phx.gbl>
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On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:32:35 +0900 Brendan Sechter <sgeos@hotmail.com> wrote: > When compiling a FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT kernel, what is required to change the keymap used in single user mode? __I originally asked this question on the FreeBSD forums, but was bounced to the mailing list because CURRENT is an unsupported version. > > I have read an old forum thread on this topic. I have also read the__atkbd(4)__and__ukbd(4)__man pages. The relevant parts of my kernel configuration are as follows: > > #__----------__----------__----------__---------- > include GENERIC > ident MY_KERNEL > > # AT Keyboard > device atkbdc > options ATKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP > makeoptions ATKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP=jp.106 > device atkbd > > # USB Keyboard > device ukbd > options UKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP > makeoptions UKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP=jp.106 > > # everything else > # ... > #__----------__----------__----------__---------- > > So far as I can tell, these options should be working. I am using a 106 key Japanese keyboard. Single user mode appears to use the keymap for a 101 key standard US layout. I have tried the following values: > - jp > - jp.106 > - jp.106.kbd (not tried recently) > > Finally, this is a FreeBSD VM running in VirtualBox on OSX. I am 99% sure I am having the same problem on my physical machines. The specific driver almost certainly depends on the hardware. > Try setting keymap in /etc/rc.conf to the entry you want. Just putting keymap="jp.106" there should work. Umm, but this is for syscons. Not sure what you may need for vt, which I don't use. -- Gary Jennejohn
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