Bug 17140 – Finnish keymap (15) doesn't work in 1.4rc3. (not a valid binary keymap)

• Product: Gentoo Release Media
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Marko Hänninen 2003-03-09 08:51:56 UTC]

When booting from Gentoo 1.4 rc3 install CD, you have a possibility to select
keymap layout for many languages. However if you select "15" (I have finnish
keyboard), you get an following error:

Keymap selection: 15
---- Loading 15 keymap
loadkmap: This is not a valid binary keymap.
---- Mounting the CD

Gentoo starts ok, but after boot I have US keymap(I think) which is obviously
wrong for me. I cannot find the finnish keymap file anywhere in the CD and
therefore cannot change it right.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from 1.4rc3 cd.
2. Select finnish keymap (number 15)
3. Try to write something with finnish keyboard. (qwerty)


Actual Results:  
Keymap was US instead of being Finnish.

Expected Results:  
loadkmap should load finnish keymap.

[Comment 1 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) 2003-03-10 23:59:17 UTC]

OK, can you help me fix this? If you download the busybox sources and compile them to 
include the "dumpkmap" app, then you can do a "dumpkmap > 15.kmap" and then attach the 
keymap here. I can then replace the current keymap (which came from tomsrtbt and I guess is 
corrupted.) If you can't figure out how to follow these steps, let me know and I'll try to walk you 
through it. 

[Comment 2 Marko Hänninen 2003-03-13 13:28:40 UTC]

Created attachment 9361 [details]
Finnish keymap file, as you asked.

I tried this keymap and it worked well.

[Comment 3 Marko Hänninen 2003-03-13 13:29:26 UTC]

Created attachment 9362 [details]
Finnish keymap file, as you asked.

I tried this keymap and it worked well.

[Comment 4 Bob Johnson (RETIRED) 2003-03-25 18:50:40 UTC]

thanks, ive added this to latest local livecds, seems 
to work fine finally.