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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-12-18 18:31:04 +0000
committerManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-12-18 18:31:04 +0000
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="ch-scripts-console">
-<title>Configuring the Linux Console</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="console.html"?>
-
-<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console">
-<primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
-<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
-
-<para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command>
-bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII
-characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be used
-and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the configuration
-file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do nothing.</para>
-
-<para>The <command>console</command> script reads the
-<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration information.
-Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific
-HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink
-url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made
-<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings for several
-countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, so the relevant
-section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still in doubt, look
-in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid
-keymaps and screen fonts. Read <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and
-<filename>setfont(8)</filename> to determine the correct arguments for
-these programs. Once decided, create the configuration file with the following
-command:</para>
+ <?dbhtml filename="console.html"?>
+
+ <title>Configuring the Linux Console</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console">
+ <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
+ <secondary>configuring</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command>
+ bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII
+ characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be used
+ and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the configuration
+ file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do nothing.</para>
+
+ <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the
+ <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration information.
+ Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific
+ HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink
+ url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made
+ <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings for several
+ countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, so the relevant
+ section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still in doubt, look
+ in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid
+ keymaps and screen fonts. Read <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and
+ <filename>setfont(8)</filename> to determine the correct arguments for
+ these programs. Once decided, create the configuration file with the following
+ command:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat &gt;/etc/sysconfig/console &lt;&lt;"EOF"
<literal>KEYMAP="<replaceable>[arguments for loadkeys]</replaceable>"
FONT="<replaceable>[arguments for setfont]</replaceable>"</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>For example, for Spanish users who also want to use the Euro
-character (accessible by pressing AltGr+E), the following settings are
-correct:</para>
+ <para>For example, for Spanish users who also want to use the Euro
+ character (accessible by pressing AltGr+E), the following settings are
+ correct:</para>
<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt;/etc/sysconfig/console &lt;&lt;"EOF"
<literal>KEYMAP="es euro2"
FONT="lat9-16 -u iso01"</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<note><para>The <envar>FONT</envar> line above is correct only for the ISO 8859-15
-character set. If using ISO 8859-1 and, therefore, a pound sign
-instead of Euro, the correct <envar>FONT</envar> line would be:</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>The <envar>FONT</envar> line above is correct only for the ISO 8859-15
+ character set. If using ISO 8859-1 and, therefore, a pound sign
+ instead of Euro, the correct <envar>FONT</envar> line would be:</para>
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>FONT="lat1-16"</userinput></screen></note>
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>FONT="lat1-16"</userinput></screen>
+ </note>
-<para>If the <envar>KEYMAP</envar> or <envar>FONT</envar> variable is not set, the
-<command>console</command> initscript will not run the corresponding
-program.</para>
+ <para>If the <envar>KEYMAP</envar> or <envar>FONT</envar> variable is not set,
+ the <command>console</command> initscript will not run the corresponding
+ program.</para>
-<para>In some keymaps, the Backspace and Delete keys send characters different
-from ones in the default keymap built into the kernel. This confuses some
-applications. For example, Emacs displays its help (instead of erasing the
-character before the cursor) when Backspace is pressed. To check if the keymap
-in use is affected (this works only for i386 keymaps):</para>
+ <para>In some keymaps, the Backspace and Delete keys send characters different
+ from ones in the default keymap built into the kernel. This confuses some
+ applications. For example, Emacs displays its help (instead of erasing the
+ character before the cursor) when Backspace is pressed. To check if the keymap
+ in use is affected (this works only for i386 keymaps):</para>
<screen role="nodump"><userinput>zgrep '\W14\W' <replaceable>[/path/to/your/keymap]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
-<para>If the keycode 14 is Backspace instead of Delete, create the
-following keymap snippet to fix this issue:</para>
+ <para>If the keycode 14 is Backspace instead of Delete, create the
+ following keymap snippet to fix this issue:</para>
<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mkdir -pv /etc/kbd &amp;&amp; cat &gt; /etc/kbd/bs-sends-del &lt;&lt;"EOF"
<literal> keycode 14 = Delete Delete Delete Delete
@@ -76,32 +82,31 @@ following keymap snippet to fix this issue:</para>
altgr control alt keycode 111 = Boot</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>Tell the <command>console</command> script to load this
-snippet after the main keymap:</para>
+ <para>Tell the <command>console</command> script to load this
+ snippet after the main keymap:</para>
<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt;/etc/sysconfig/console &lt;&lt;"EOF"
<literal>KEYMAP_CORRECTIONS="/etc/kbd/bs-sends-del"</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
-<para>To compile the keymap directly into the kernel instead of
-setting it every time from the <command>console</command> bootscript,
-follow the instructions given in <xref linkend="ch-bootable-kernel" role="."/>
-Doing this ensures that the keyboard will always work as expected,
-even when booting into maintenance mode (by passing
-<parameter>init=/bin/sh</parameter> to the kernel), because the
-<command>console</command> bootscript will not be run in that
-situation. Additionally, the kernel will not set the screen font
-automatically. This should not pose many problems because ASCII characters
-will be handled correctly, and it is unlikely that a user would need
-to rely on non-ASCII characters while in maintenance mode.</para>
-
-<para>Since the kernel will set up the keymap, it is possible to omit
-the <envar>KEYMAP</envar> variable from the
-<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> configuration file. It can
-also be left in place, if desired, without consequence. Keeping it
-could be beneficial if running several different kernels where it is
-difficult to ensure that the keymap is compiled into every one of
-them.</para>
+ <para>To compile the keymap directly into the kernel instead of
+ setting it every time from the <command>console</command> bootscript,
+ follow the instructions given in <xref linkend="ch-bootable-kernel" role="."/>
+ Doing this ensures that the keyboard will always work as expected,
+ even when booting into maintenance mode (by passing
+ <parameter>init=/bin/sh</parameter> to the kernel), because the
+ <command>console</command> bootscript will not be run in that
+ situation. Additionally, the kernel will not set the screen font
+ automatically. This should not pose many problems because ASCII characters
+ will be handled correctly, and it is unlikely that a user would need
+ to rely on non-ASCII characters while in maintenance mode.</para>
+
+ <para>Since the kernel will set up the keymap, it is possible to omit
+ the <envar>KEYMAP</envar> variable from the
+ <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> configuration file. It can
+ also be left in place, if desired, without consequence. Keeping it
+ could be beneficial if running several different kernels where it is
+ difficult to ensure that the keymap is compiled into every one of
+ them.</para>
</sect1>
-