Re: trouble with 2.2.12


Subject: Re: trouble with 2.2.12
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Sat Oct 09 1999 - 20:20:19 MDT


Why don't you boot the old kernel, change the map, then boot the new one.

On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Evan Read wrote:

>
> I passes "single" into kernal arguments and booted in.
>
> Still loaded "default keymap" so the keys were still screwed.
>
> I persevered (with the screwed keys) getting to the file opening it etc,
> but I can't find the arrow keys.
>
> So anyway, that was too much work ;) Any kernal args I can pass that will
> at least get my keys in the rigth order so I can make the change permanent.
>
> I could take the keymap out of init.d, but would that do more harm than good?
>
> thanks..
>
> Ev.
>
>
> >Try, you'll need to boot single user mode (init=/bin/bash)
> >and edit /etc/sysconfig/keyboard. Make sure the keyboard type is adb.
> >And the keyboard map is "mac-us-ext" or "mac-us-std".
> >
> >Linus' usb stuff uses our standard ADB maps instead of independent USB
> >keyboard maps.
> >
> >I'll have the tools ready to automate this "RSN".
> >
> >> I did the RPMing. a moved the vmlinux-2.2.12-2 (or whatever) to System
> >> Folder and renamed it vmlinux.
> >>
> >> I boot off it and it reports ok on the login prompt.
> >>
> >> Problem is, my keyboard mappings are stuffed.
> >>
> >> All the keys are the wrong keys.
> >>
> >> 'c' is 'e' and '\' is 'delete' etc....
> >>
> >> Even if you give me a fix, not sure how I will get back into the box ;)
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Ev.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Evan Read
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >Dan
> >
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>
>
> --
> Evan Read
>
> / / (_)__ __ ____ __
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>
>
>

Dan

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