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diff --git a/chapter06/config-keyboard.xml b/chapter06/config-keyboard.xml index 7e2aa388f..9f61aefb6 100644 --- a/chapter06/config-keyboard.xml +++ b/chapter06/config-keyboard.xml @@ -16,5 +16,21 @@ example, if you have a Dutch keyboard, you would run:</para> <para><screen><userinput>ln -s i386/qwerty/nl.map.gz defkeymap.map.gz</userinput></screen></para> +<para>An second option to configure your keyboard's layout is to compile +the keymap directly into the kernel. This will make sure that your +keyboard always works as expected, even when you have booted into +maintenance mode (by passing `init=/bin/sh' to the kernel) in which case +the bootscript that normally sets up your keymap isn't run.</para> + +<para>If you didn't create the defkeymap.map.gz file and going with the +default US keymap, then again you don't have to do anything. The kernel +compiles a suitable keymap by default that'll work just fine for +you, so skip the next command.</para> + +<para>Run the following commands to accomplish that:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>loadkeys -m /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/defkeymap.map.gz > \ + /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen></para> + </sect2> |