NetBSD Problem Report #34626

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From: stijn@linux-ipv6.be
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Subject: Cannot set Belgian keymap
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>Number:         34626
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Cannot set Belgian keymap
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 26 13:55:00 +0000 2006
>Last-Modified:  Sun May 20 17:40:02 +0000 2007
>Originator:     Stijn Tintel
>Release:        netbsd-4/200609220000Z/i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD  4.0_BETA NetBSD 4.0_BETA (GENERIC) #0: Sat Sep 23 00:26:28 UTC 2006  bui                                                                             lds@b1.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4/i386/200609220000Z-obj/home/builds/ab                                                                             /netbsd-4/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386

>Description:
Choosing 'Belgian' keymap during installation has no effect. It adds 'encoding be' to /etc/wscons.conf but that's it. During boot, there is an error message related to this, the same as with running this command:

# wsconsctl -k -w encoding=be
wsconsctl: WSKBDIO_SETENCODING: Invalid argument

FYI, I remember I had this problem back when I once tested NetBSD-2, and unfortunately it still exists. This is a very annoying bug, and I would like to see it fixed ASAP.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run this command:

wsconsctl -k -w encoding=be

>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
From: dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD@pandora.be>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: stijn@linux-ipv6.be
Subject: Re: install/34626: Cannot set Belgian keymap
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:01:24 +0200

 It won't help you during install, but you can use
 "mapfile /usr/share/wscons/keymaps/pckbd.be.azerty" in wscons.conf (and
 comment out the encoding option).


 dieter

From: "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/34626
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 16:51:25 +0200

 This problem is still present in netbsd-4 as of two days ago  
 (installing an snapshot from NetBSD-daily) in NetBSD/i386.  I've hit  
 it selecting the Spanish keyboard.

 I could classify it as critical.  Yeah, it's a "stupid" feature, but  
 being broken makes the installation look crappy.

 Note that wsconsctl is not available any more in the install disks.   
 However, sysinst has some code (in -current, dunno about netbsd-4)  
 that is supposed to do the necessary ioctl directly...

 -- 
 Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>


From: "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com>
To: dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD@pandora.be>
Cc: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org, install-manager@netbsd.org,
	gnats-admin@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/34626
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 18:15:03 +0200

 On 20/05/2007, at 17:52, dieter roelants wrote:

 > On Sun, 20 May 2007 14:55:03 +0000 (UTC)
 > "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >>  This problem is still present in netbsd-4 as of two days ago
 >>  (installing an snapshot from NetBSD-daily) in NetBSD/i386.  I've hit
 >>  it selecting the Spanish keyboard.
 >
 > I don't think it's the same problem you're having. There is a kernel
 > keymap available for 'es', while there isn't for 'be'.
 >
 > Anyway, out of curiosity, I've downloaded the 200705180002Z boot.iso
 > from ftp.fr.NetBSD.org to test it with qemu and selecting the spanish
 > keymap seems to work...

 Hmm, yep, you were right.  It works fine if I use a PS/2 keyboard  
 (just tried) but fails with an USB one... ew.

 -- 
 Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>


From: dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD@pandora.be>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com>,
	install-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/34626
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 17:52:27 +0200

 On Sun, 20 May 2007 14:55:03 +0000 (UTC)
 "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com> wrote:

 >  This problem is still present in netbsd-4 as of two days ago  
 >  (installing an snapshot from NetBSD-daily) in NetBSD/i386.  I've hit  
 >  it selecting the Spanish keyboard.

 I don't think it's the same problem you're having. There is a kernel
 keymap available for 'es', while there isn't for 'be'.

 Anyway, out of curiosity, I've downloaded the 200705180002Z boot.iso
 from ftp.fr.NetBSD.org to test it with qemu and selecting the spanish
 keymap seems to work...

 dieter

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