On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 02:33:25PM +0000, Frank Shute wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:56:33PM +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > > > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:43:35PM +0000, John Murphy wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > > Thanks for all the tips on this subject. One more question: > > > > > > How would I enable a local keyboard layout in single user mode? > > > I have had to find '/' by trial and error on my UK keyboard. > > > > > > > You can use kbdcontrol(1) to load a new keyboard mapping. (Probably > > requires that /usr is already mounted to work correctly.) > > > > You can also specify in the kernel config file which keyboard layout should > > be used by default. See the atkbd(4) or ukbd(4) manpages for details. > > > > You can also specify it in /etc/rc.conf: > > keymap="uk.cp850"
When you boot into single user mode (which the question was about) the settings in /etc/rc.conf has not been applied yet. That happens later in the boot process. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"