[Clfs-support] kemap problems with clfs-bootscript//corrected

[b-vol]

On Friday 28 November 2008 02:42:05 pm Joe Ciccone wrote:
> Leon Opit wrote:
> > Hi b-vol
> >
> > I am not sure that KEYMAP is useful with an absolute path as I  think
> > its is prepended with a path (where loadkeys expects to find keymaps).
> > The smae script works out whether the KEYMAP variable is a filename or
> > 'keyboard style'. If it is the latter it constructs a filename for
> > loadkeys.
> >
> > You could of course:
> > a) chanhge the script.
> > b) call loadkeys explicitly
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/11/28 b-vol <bvl at btconnect.com <mailto:bvl at btconnect.com>>
> >
> >
> >     Back to my main reason for posting:   My /etc/sysconfig/console
> >     file looks
> >     like that below:-
> >     ##############################
> >     # Begin /etc/sysconfig/console
> >
> >     #KEYMAP="uk"
> >     #KEYMAP="uk.map.gz"
> >     KEYMAP="/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/uk.map.gz"
> >     #KEYTABLE="uk.map.gz"
> >     FONT="lat1-16"
> >
> >     # End /etc/sysconfig/console
> >     ##############################
> >     if line 1 or 2  or 3 is enabled  the boot returns
> >      " setting keymap to uk    [fail] "  or  words such  OR
> >     settting keymap to uk.map.gz [fail] or words such
>
> The bootscript executes loadkeys ${KEYMAP} &>/dev/null
> to see what's going on, run loadkeys uk.map.gz from your console and
> you'll see the real error.
>
> just seeing fail means absolutely nothing in terms of debugging.


On Friday 28 November 2008 02:42:05 pm Joe Ciccone wrote:
> to see what's going on, run loadkeys uk.map.gz from your console and
> you'll see the real error.
>
> just seeing fail means absolutely nothing in terms of debugging.

A) I re-checked he compile log for kbd-1.14  and the compile and install was 
without errors.
B) I ran  loadkeys uk.map.gz and obtained the following output:-
lib/kbd/keymap/i386/qwerty/uk.map.gz:1  syntax error
syntax error in map file

try another version of kbd?
suggestions welcomed

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