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chuck54

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Posted: Dec. 29 2003,22:09

How do i change the keyboard settings in dsl? Right now " @ # and a bunch of other keys are mapped at the wrong places.

libretto

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Posted: Dec. 30 2003,01:10

Sounds like your after a UK keyboard map and the US one is enabled by default. If you search the forums, there are details of how to set your keymap permanently (of course only on a HDD install).

Good hunting.

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chuck54

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Posted: Dec. 31 2003,20:30

Im not having any luck. I found a thread about keymaps, it said about loadkeys and loadkmap but neither of those seem to work how they are supposed to. Is there a file i can edit directly? Where is this setting actually held?

davmac

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Posted: Jan. 11 2004,18:13

Hi,

Being both UK based and a complete novice I've also hit the same problem, but have just figured it out.

Quit X (ctrl-alt-backspace)
type "loadmaps uk.kmap.gz"
type "startx"

...and that did it for me.

HTH,

Dave MacLeod

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