On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dave Wagler wrote: > > 1. Missing letters on the keyboard: > > > > After I did the first chroot type login during the build process, the > > lower-case 'c' and the upper-case 'E' were not being recognized. Neither > > typing nor copy/paste would get either letter into a terminal command. > Some > > searching found a suggestion that the inputrc file could be bad. After > > locating the file and seeing what it contained, replacing it seemed low > > risk. So I copied in the file from the Linux Mint 14 host system, and the > > problem disappeared. There are a number of differences between the two > > files, and I have no idea which fixed my problem. > > I don't know what you had in the inputrc, but an error in that file can > cause the problems you suggest. The file in LFS is quite simple and I > don't recall any reports about the problem. Are you sure the one you > had was the same as in the book? Incorrect single characters can cause > a problem. > To my eye, the files look the same. I've attached both files here if you care to look. One other weird note. I switched back to the LFS version and re-booted LFS. The two problem characters can be typed in the login ID and the password, but not once I am logged in. > -- Bruce > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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