On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Louis V. Lambrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hannah Schroeter wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 04:22:37PM +0200, Tony Berth wrote: >> >> >>> I have in 4.3 with a default US keyboard. >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> When I set wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de in order to get a German one, >>> nothing happens! I get following reply: >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> keyboard.encoding -> de >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> but my keyboard is still on the US charset! >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> What do I miss? >>> >>> >> >> Is your keyboard an USB one? I observe the same with an USB keyboard. >> >> - keyboard.encoding=us.swapctrlcaps has no effect (in >> /etc/wsconsctl.conf) >> - The keyboard doesn't work at all in the kernel (e.g. boot -a -> no >> way to continue) It works before, i.e. up to and including the boot> >> prompt, and then again when init starts. >> >> This is a box that has *no* PS/2 connectors any more. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Hannah. >> >> >> >> > wsconsctl (8) man sez > /etc/wsconsctl.conf a list of parameters that get set at > system startup time from rc(8) > > startup time: reboot? > > its not a USB keyboard and the keyboard works very well at any give time. Of course a US one! I didn't reboot cause I wanted to have the change temporarily in a give session! I think that this is possible? Thanks Tony
