Save keyboard map on HD Install

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Save keyboard map on HD Install
started by: irbdavid

Posted by irbdavid on Jan. 11 2005,11:03

How would i save the default keyboard map on a HD install? Everytime i reboot it returns to a USA keymap rather than a UK. I put the uk setting in XF86Config, but i'm guessing that there's more to it than that. Its a default install of the latest version, i havent added anything else to it.

On a side note, is it a simple(ish) process to get suspend to disk working on DSL?

Thanks

Posted by skaos on Jan. 11 2005,11:59

Try to put "loadkeys uk" (without quotes) in /opt/bootlocal.sh.

Posted by david on Jan. 18 2005,09:33

You can also add in /home/dsl/.xserverrc the line :
sudo loadkeys uk

Posted by tscha on Jan. 21 2005,19:33

Same problems here (with DSL 0.49/HD-Install)...

I changed in "/etc/X11/XF86Config" (is only located there) the setting "XkbLayout" to "de" and rebooted, nothing changed.

I opened a terminal window, switched to root user and typed

Code Sample

loadkeys de
Loading /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz/de.kmap.gz

So, at this point, I should get "Umlaute" and the qwertz style in general. But nothing happened.

The /home/damnsmall/.xserverrc is not on my system.

Now, 20 minutes later, I found out "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard". I made a backup and changed all values from "us" to "de". After reboot, nothing happened again, even worse, "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard" gots overwritten again with old values...?

20 minutes later, again: :;):

I dont know.

I rechecked the XF86Config and heres the Keyboard Section:

Code Sample

Protocol "Standard"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc104"
XkbLayout "de"

I googled a lot on this topic, but no results

Thx for ur help.
tscha

Posted by Erik on Feb. 17 2005,19:51

I have a HD installation of DSL 5.2 on a 500 MHz AMD K6 computer.
It has been working fine, but it took me a long time to figure out, that the solution was to add in /home/dsl/.xserverrc a line "loadkeys dk"

After the next reboot it worked!

Actually I followed Davids suggestion that you also see on this page.

/Erik

Posted by mikshaw on Feb. 17 2005,19:57

using .xserverrc will load the keymap only for an X session though. If you boot into text mode, or close/crash the X session, you may be back to using the default keymap. It's better to have it set from bootlocal so you'll aways have it available.

I'm not certain if it reverts after it's been set in X, but it will at least not work if you happen to boot into text mode.

Posted by tscha on Mar. 23 2005,14:05

I still not solved the topic.

It seems that /opt/bootlocal.sh (hence /opt) is not available.
Is there a way to "update" without reinstalling whole DSL (from 0.49 version to current version)?

Thanks again for help.
-- tscha

Posted by tscha on Mar. 23 2005,14:40

Haha, god loves me though.

After typing 'loadkeys de-latin1' i typed 'startx' and volia, here we are now. (< See here. > )

Ok, being serious again... now i have to type this command everytime i boot up. Okay i can live with it, but does someone know a solution how to do this automatically, without using "opt/bootlocal.sh"?

Have a nice day, tscha

Posted by tkga on April 03 2005,13:48

I have a DSL (09) distro running and the English keymap works EXCEPT the 10 key pad doesn't. I kave a Knoppix 3.7 distro on the same machine and the 10 key pad works. Can I swap the keymap from Knoppix to DSL ? How do I do this...

Thansk

Ted in Atlanat

Posted by President_Z on April 15 2005,08:13

Exactly what do you mean by /opt/bootlocal not available?
It dosent exist or...?