on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 07:49:57AM +0200, Marcus Geiger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 02:05:20PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 06:35:41PM +0200, Marcus Geiger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > how do I change the default keymap. I want my system to keep the setting > > > if reboot. > > > install-keymap dvorak seems to me not enough. > > > > I've had to fight with this on several systems. > > > > In general, I create a custom keymap somewhere under /usr/share/keymaps. > > Something like /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/<host>.kmap.gz. > > I link this to /usr/share/keymaps/default.kmap.gz > > I link this to /etc/console-tools/default.kmap.gz > > > > I make sure the following /etc/rc?.d/ links exist (see update-rc.d docs > > for info): > > > > /etc/rc0.d/K20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc1.d/K20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc2.d/S20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc3.d/S20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc4.d/S20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc5.d/S20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rc6.d/K20keymaps-lct.sh > > /etc/rcS.d/S05keymaps.sh > > > > ...my preferred keysettings are started at boot, and at each of > > runlevels 2-5. The 'stop' entries (0, 1, 6) don't actually do anything.
> Thanks a lot, > > I will give it a try. > It seems not so easy (as it could be) to accomplish this. I'd tend to differ. I *haven't* set up the most straightforward configuration. I noted the /etc/rc?.d links largely as I'd had problems with the configuration not firing off uniformly prior to this. With an understanding of the SysV init process and symlinks, this is actually (IMO) fairly straightforward. Lemmee see, where'd I put that Kool-Aid.... -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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