Changeset 24e96cc

Timestamp:

07/24/06 07:12:50 (7 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Children:

ba24974fc07b02b2b9e23bf7f78ed897a013f435

Parents:

929e11aac692f5f0ef9f52c958061c7b7802b18d

git-author:

Chris Staub <chris@beaker67.com>2006-07-24 07:12:50+00:00

git-committer:

Chris Staub <chris@beaker67.com>2006-07-24 07:12:50+00:00

Message:

Updated commands for building keymap into the kernel

Files:

• boot/x86/kernel.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• bootable/x86/kernel.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• introduction/common/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)

boot/x86/kernel.xml

@@ -49 +49 @@
     xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='d'])"/>
 
-    <para os="ab">If your keyboard isn't an US one, you may want to build
-    the proper keymap for your keyboard layout inside the kernel. Do it by
-    running the following command:</para>
+    <para os="ab">If your keyboard isn't a US one and you have Kbd installed
+    on your host system, you can build the proper keymap for your keyboard
+    layout inside the kernel. If you wish to do this, run the following
+    command (replace [path to keymap] with the keymap location on the host -
+    a common location is in /usr/share/kbd):</para>
 
-    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
-    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
-    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='f'])"/>
+<screen os="f"><userinput>loadkeys -m <replaceable>[path to  keymap]</replaceable> &gt; \
+    drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen>
 
     <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"

bootable/x86/kernel.xml

@@ -41 +41 @@
     below:</para>
 
-<screen os="f"><userinput>loadkeys -m /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to  keymap]</replaceable> &gt; \
+<screen os="f"><userinput>loadkeys -m /lib/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to  keymap]</replaceable> &gt; \
     drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen>
 
     <para os="g">For example, if using a Dutch keyboard, use
-    <filename>/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/nl.map.gz</filename>.</para>
+    <filename>/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/nl.map.gz</filename>.</para>
 
     <para os="h">Configure the kernel via a menu-driven interface.

introduction/common/changelog.xml

@@ -38 +38 @@
 
     <listitem>
+      <para>July 24, 2006</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[Chris] - Updated commands for building the keymap into the
+          kernel - changed the bootable/kernel page to account for the new
+          keymap files location, and changed the instructions in the "boot"
+          section to reflect that fact that we don't know where the keymap
+          files may be on the host (fixes ticket #56).</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
       <para>July 20, 2006</para>
       <itemizedlist>