Keyboard configuration

lgallardo · n00b Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 20

Can anybody tell me how I can setup the French(Switzerland) keyboard at the begining of the instalation as I couldn't find it in the differant keyboard configuration...

I could deal without it but it's really annoying to have a "z" each time I type"y" !!!

Lucas

yuppienetworking · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:02 am Post subject:

loadkeys /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz/SOMETHING

there are several frech keymaps so try them until you find the one you look for

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lgallardo · n00b Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 20

Sorry, but at what moment should I enter that command exactely cause so far he doesn't reconize the "loadkey" comand"

(by the way, I'm totaly new in this Linux world and I'm used to the "windows babysitting way"!!!)

Thank you in advence,

Lucas

yuppienetworking · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:06 pm Post subject:

If you are using a livecd, you can enter the command whenever you want, so I recommend doing it as soon as you get a console. There is also an option "dokeymap" that you can use when choosing the kernel (that first line you get when you boot, where you type gentoo or just press enter, to do this type gentoo dokeymap), however this doesn;t work for me sometimes.
If you already installed your system, then you should especify the keymap in /etc/rc.conf by changing the KEYMAP variable