Keymaps

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Keymaps
started by: doriath

Posted by doriath on Mar. 13 2004,18:08

I got stuck.
I know that DSL i made to run without locales but after several moths using it in my company i decided to make it "international"
My problem is to put the desired keymap into my system excluding the default one (iso8859-1)... my iso is 8859-2
i tried xbase-clients tools (not succeded) and "fonty" package.
Although leymap IS changed, there are no fonts so when I try to type a letter from iso 8859-2 console displays it like that "1/4" or "As" "Al" etc.
Moreover i wanted to change the X fonts..
Anyone's encouraged to check that?
I would appreciate any help..

Posted by schopenhauer101 on Mar. 13 2004,19:37

Hi !
Im not 100% sure if i fully understand whats your problem, but since jts fonts and keyboards involved i can recommend you to try the folloing, that at least helped me out.
Here:

< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....2;t=147 >

After you read that i got i advice if you use a hd-install rename your keymap file to default (us). (look at the link above if you do not know what i mean)

Take care!
Björn

Posted by doriath on Mar. 14 2004,19:10

I don't really get it?
what the heck is "knoppix keyboard" -is this a variable? Surely there's no command like that..
Moreove i tried the "loadkmap" and "loadkeyboard" and that failed too...
I simply want to make DSL like yours Schoppenhauer..
i want to type my iso8859-2 (polish or pl1) signs and have my keyboard polish too (qwerty).
I tried install-keymap.. it says that everything gone OK but there's no change...
What to do then?
hm?

Posted by doriath on Mar. 14 2004,19:57

i don't really get it..
where do I have to type "knoppix keyboard=..." ?
there's no such command or variable...
and loadkeyboard or loadkmap did'nt succeed..
I simply wan't to have polish letters.
Do You know how to do that?

Posted by kudzu on Mar. 15 2004,18:38

Ctr+Alt+Backspace
loadkeys pl
startx

you can see keymaps in /usr/share/keymaps

I got my estonian keyboard working

Posted by hasty on Mar. 15 2004,18:48

At the initial boot prompt.
When it says Boot and waits a moment before continuing to load.

If you are curious press F2 to see some of the options available.

Just type "knoppix keyboard=pl" (i don't need to use this so it could be xkeyboard=pl ..try both)

Kudzu's method should work as well. Once you do a hard disk install it should remember your setting.

HTH

Posted by Shodan on Aug. 29 2004,22:08

Ok, I know how to change the "keyboard" (I use cz-us-qwertz). But what about FONTS? I can´t write czech letters