Bug 22714 – Incorrect keymap on U10 clone using sparc64-1.4_rc4-2.iso

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Michael G. Thompson 2003-06-12 18:38:19 UTC]

I'm booting an UltraSparc 10 clone using OpenBoot 3.10.10 and the
gentoo-sparc64-1.4_rc4-2.iso.  Using the 'gentoo' boot option, boots
successfully, but when I get to the login prompt, the keymap is incorrect, i.e.,
'a' is f4, 'r' is space bar, etc.  A kind sould in the forum pointed me at the
dokeymap boot option, but there was no obvious effect when I used it upon
reboot.  I tried a couple of the other boot option as well, alone and in
combination, but could see no change, it would always get to login, and the
keymap would be incorrect.

[Comment 1 Joe Kallar (RETIRED) 2003-06-12 20:59:51 UTC]

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=60155

[Comment 2 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-06-28 12:39:16 UTC]

Investigating this.  Should be as simple as letting you select a keymap at boot time (like the x86 boot cd).

[Comment 3 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-08-02 03:03:43 UTC]

I recall having heard a report if you booted using the "gentoo serial" option, the keyboard would map correctly (though this was in relation to a Sun Blade 100 and USB keyboard).  Have you tried this?

[Comment 4 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-08-02 19:53:49 UTC]

There will be a new experimental LiveCD showing up on mirrors in the path experimental/sparc/livecd/sparc64 that should fix this problem.  Pleas let me know  it works for you.

[Comment 5 Jason Wever (RETIRED) 2003-08-16 06:34:20 UTC]

Marking as Resolved:Fixed.

If it's still a problem, please reopen.

[Comment 6 leon 2003-09-03 08:16:40 UTC]

also figured out: keyboard not responding during boot (just after GRUB or kernel boot). i.e. cannot enter keycode when prompted (dokeymap boot option)
-> maybe no keymap problem