On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Giancarlo Razzolini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Louis V. Lambrecht escreveu: > > 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? > > > > > There is no need to reboot: > > KBD(8) OpenBSD System Manager's Manual > KBD(8) > > NAME > kbd - set national keyboard translation > > SYNOPSIS > kbd -l > kbd [-q] name > > DESCRIPTION > kbd is used to change the keyboard encoding. The execution of kbd nor- > mally occurs in the system multi-user initialization file /etc/rc > to set > a national keyboard layout. > > If called as kbd -l, all available keyboard encodings are listed. > > If called as kbd name, the keyboard encoding will be set to name and a > short message will be printed to stdout. If the -q flag is > present, kbd > will be quiet unless an error occurs. > > OpenBSD 4.3 May 31, > 2007 1 > > > -- > Giancarlo Razzolini > http://lock.razzolini.adm.br > Linux User 172199 > Red Hat Certified Engineer no:804006389722501 > Verify:https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/current/ > Moleque Sem Conteudo Numero #002 > OpenBSD Stable > Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron > 4386 2A6F FFD4 4D5F 5842 6EA0 7ABE BBAB 9C0E 6B85 > > tried that too before wsconsctl but the same effect! I get a message saying that chande to 'de' encoding but when trying in the keyboard, the US layout still applies! I have to say that I'm via ssh/xterm to the box. I don't know if this makes a difference? Thanks
