Re: Bad Keyboard Mapping


Subject: Re: Bad Keyboard Mapping
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terrasoftsolutions.com)
Date: Thu Jun 14 2001 - 14:11:31 MDT


> 1) The keyboard mapping is all screwed up. I don't know how to fix
> this; remember I'm a Newbie. I'm using a genuine Apple extended
> keyboard connected through the ADB port. I don't know which keyboard
> YDL *thinks* I'm using, but I have determined that the "8" character
> on my keyboard triggers an "Enter", FHIW. How do I fix this?

Whomever compiled your NuBUS kernel needs to enable the new
input layer and linux keycodes.

> 2) The installer sees the original internal Apple CD-Rom, but could
> not mount the installer CD. I disconnected it and attached an old
> external cd drive and it worked, but I need the external elsewhere so
> that's not a long term solution. How do I resolve the CD problem?

Again, probably a kernel support issue.

> Any help, tips, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I
> promise I will document my success and post it for others to follow -
> you can all resurrect your nubus doorstops and put them to use.

I'll send Takashi our default kernel config file so he can build
a nice NuBus + YDL 2.0 kernel.

Regards,
Dan Burcaw
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.



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