[Clfs-commits] commit: r4668 - /trunk/BOOK/bootscripts/common/console.xml

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Author: jim
Date: Sat Feb  7 22:29:06 2009
New Revision: 4668

Log:
Updated Console Information for New Bootscript

Modified:
    trunk/BOOK/bootscripts/common/console.xml

Modified: trunk/BOOK/bootscripts/common/console.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/bootscripts/common/console.xml (original)
+++ trunk/BOOK/bootscripts/common/console.xml Sat Feb  7 22:29:06 2009
@@ -13,81 +13,28 @@
     <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
   <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
 
-  <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command>
+  <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>i18n</command>
   bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII
   characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be
   used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the
   configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do
   nothing.</para>
 
-  <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the
-  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration
+  <para>The <command>i18n</command> script reads the
+  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file for configuration
   information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
   language-specific HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink
   url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made
-  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings for
+  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file with known settings for
   several countries was installed with the CLFS-Bootscripts package, so the
   relevant section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still
-  in doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/lib/kbd</filename>
-  directory for valid keymaps and screen fonts. Read
-  <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and <filename>setfont(8)</filename> to
-  determine the correct arguments for these programs. Once decided, create
-  the configuration file with the following command:</para>
+  in doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename>
+  for valid screen fonts and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/keymaps</filename>
+  for valid keymaps.</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>cat >/etc/sysconfig/console <<"EOF"
-<literal>KEYMAP="<replaceable>[arguments for loadkeys]</replaceable>"
-FONT="<replaceable>[arguments for setfont]</replaceable>"</literal>
-EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-  <para>For example, for Spanish users who also want to use the Euro
-  character (accessible by pressing AltGr+E), the following settings are
-  correct:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>cat >/etc/sysconfig/console <<"EOF"
-<literal>KEYMAP="es euro2"
-FONT="lat9-16 -u iso01"</literal>
-EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-  <note>
-    <para>The <envar>FONT</envar> line above is correct only for the ISO
-    8859-15 character set. If using ISO 8859-1 and, therefore, a pound sign
-    instead of Euro, the correct <envar>FONT</envar> line would be:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>FONT="lat1-16"</userinput></screen>
-
-  </note>
-
-    <para>If the <envar>KEYMAP</envar> or <envar>FONT</envar> variable is not
-    set, the <command>console</command> initscript will not run the
-    corresponding program.</para>
-
-    <para>In some keymaps, the Backspace and Delete keys send characters
-    different from ones in the default keymap built into the kernel. This
-    confuses some applications. For example, Emacs displays its help (instead
-    of erasing the character before the cursor) when Backspace is pressed.
-    To check if the keymap in use is affected (this works only for i386
-    keymaps):</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>zgrep '\W14\W' <replaceable>[/path/to/your/keymap]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
-
-  <para>If the keycode 14 is Backspace instead of Delete, create the
-  following keymap snippet to fix this issue:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>mkdir -pv /etc/kbd && cat > /etc/kbd/bs-sends-del <<"EOF"
-<literal>                  keycode  14 = Delete Delete Delete Delete
-              alt keycode  14 = Meta_Delete
-        altgr alt keycode  14 = Meta_Delete
-                  keycode 111 = Remove
-    altgr control keycode 111 = Boot
-      control alt keycode 111 = Boot
-altgr control alt keycode 111 = Boot</literal>
-EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-  <para>Tell the <command>console</command> script to load this
-  snippet after the main keymap:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>cat >>/etc/sysconfig/console <<"EOF"
-<literal>KEYMAP_CORRECTIONS="/etc/kbd/bs-sends-del"</literal>
-EOF</userinput></screen>
+  <para>The default <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> is set up for UTF-8
+  using the us keymap. You will need to edit the file to your specific needs.
+  The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> has additional information it to
+  help you to assist in configuring.</para>
 
 </sect1>