Bug 37160 – Docs need updating for OEM Sun HW with PS/2 Keyboards

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description jason wohlgemuth 2004-01-03 20:24:56 UTC]

After completing an install on a SparcEngine Ultra AXe, the typing anything on the PS/2 keyboard generates garbage on the screen. The solution is to use the keyboard map from i386.
An addendum to the Sparc install docs mentioning this would be appreciated.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install to HD
2.Reboot
3.Type

Actual Results:  
Garbage on Screen

Expected Results:  
Generated correct text.

I solved this problem myself with this newsgroup post.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=ultra+axi+keymap+linux&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&safe=off&selm=370B5FC4.A27E15FE%40unicent.com&rnum=1

[Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 02:05:57 UTC]

Is this a /etc/rc.conf setting?

[Comment 2 Ciaran McCreesh 2004-01-04 02:16:02 UTC]

Yeah. KEYMAP in /etc/rc.conf. For some clones and the USB-based sparcs
it needs to be set to an x86-like setting. For other sparcs running a 2.4 kernel
it should be "sunkeymap". Under 2.6 things seem to work best if the setting is
commented out entirely.

[Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 05:31:49 UTC]

Any suggestions on how (and if) this should be worded? I don't know the sparc architecture/community so I'm in the dark if this is something trivial, broad or must-know.

With an x86-like setting you mean "qwerty"?

[Comment 4 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 06:05:00 UTC]

A normal x86 style keymap, such as "us" should work fine for this.  The sparcs with USB keyboards use keymaps the same way and it works fine.

[Comment 5 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 08:44:33 UTC]

Created attachment 23139 [details, diff]
Patch to hb-install-config.xml

I assumed that this is something other architectures can benefit from too. When
I look at /usr/share/keymaps I don't see every architecture listed so I've
generalised this.

Would this be okay?

[Comment 6 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 08:50:34 UTC]

The problem here, and I can't speak for other arches, is that only the sparc systems with USB keyboards, or Ultra AXE systems will want this.  Otherwise, everyone else will want the regular sunkeymap entry, or a sun keyboard entry for their region.

[Comment 7 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 08:58:13 UTC]

Okay, so it's not general :) I'll rewrite it, just a sec

[Comment 8 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 09:04:23 UTC]

Created attachment 23144 [details, diff]
Patch 2 to hb-install-config.xml

Okay, this one clearly specifies USB-based SPARC systems and SPARC clones.

[Comment 9 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 09:11:06 UTC]

Looks good to me :)

[Comment 10 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 09:32:53 UTC]

Ciaran, can you gimme your blessing as SPARC-dude on this? :)

[Comment 11 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-01-04 09:33:29 UTC]

ooh nm, I thought weeve was of a different arch, sorry