26142 – Default /etc/rc.conf KEYMAP setting should be 'sunkeymap', not 'sun'

Bug 26142 - Default /etc/rc.conf KEYMAP setting should be 'sunkeymap', not 'sun'

Summary: Default /etc/rc.conf KEYMAP setting should be 'sunkeymap', not 'sun'

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	Sparc Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-08-07 11:43 UTC by Ciaran McCreesh
Modified:	2006-02-04 06:05 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Ciaran McCreesh 2003-08-07 11:43:37 UTC

The default /etc/rc.conf KEYMAP setting on a newly installed system (using the
Sparc CD and following the install guide) is 'sun'. This keymap does not work
(eg hitting standard alphanumeric keys appears to submit a variety of wierd
control characters). The default value should be changed to 'sunkeymap', which
is reasonable for most keyboards. This is in line with the setting used on the
install CD.

Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-07 12:42:24 UTC

Guys, can we get confirmation on this ?  I am assuming its with the new
kbd ... if needed, we can make ~baselayouts depend on the new kbd ....

Comment 2 Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-07 23:09:10 UTC

I can confirm this. There is not "sun" keymap at all so "sunkeymap" would be a save setting.

Comment 3 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-10 16:36:18 UTC

What I need to know if it is a problem with kbd-1.0.8, and not 1.0.6, as
it used to work ...

Comment 4 Jason Wever (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-10 16:47:34 UTC

This actually hasn't worked in some time.  Unfortunately I do not know when it stopped working.  The value sunkeymap will work for all but sparcs with USB keyboards (Blade workstations) which need something more x86ish (don't have an exact value atm).

Comment 5 Jason Wever (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-12 14:44:10 UTC

In looking at both kbd-1.06 and kdb-1.08, the sun keymap will not work, so
it's a problem with both of them.

Azarah, do you want to change the default to sunkeymap or should I?

Comment 6 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-13 15:32:23 UTC

Will be fixed in a bit, sorry for taking so long.