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Bug 106854 - Loading default keymap (Dvorak): failed
Summary: Loading default keymap (Dvorak): failed
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: initscripts
Version: rawhide
Hardware: athlon
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Depends On:
Blocks: CambridgeTarget
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-10-12 08:28 UTC by Paul
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:39 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version: 7.41-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2003-10-22 19:25:48 UTC
Type: ---
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2003:328 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Updated initscripts package fixes memory support check 2003-11-06 05:00:00 UTC

Description Paul 2003-10-12 08:28:52 UTC 
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Description of problem:
I chose Dvorak as my keyboard layout.  When booting (nogui) I get the message
"Loading default keymap (Dvorak): failed".  Even so, the keymap is correct after
booting.  If I specify the absolute path to the keymap file, the message changes
from "failed" to "OK".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-7.34-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Choose Dvorak as your keyboard layout.
2. Reboot.


Actual Results:  "Loading default keymap (Dvorak): failed"
Yet, the kaymapping is correct.

Expected Results:  "Loading default keymap (Dvorak): OK"

Additional info:

My keyboard is a regular US keyboard with the keycaps moved to match the Dvorak
layout.

Under Red Hat 9.0 I have to use the absolute path to the Dvorak keymap file or I
would end up with the US keymap.  The real problem seems to have been corrected
in Fedora Test 2, but the "failed" message still appears.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2003-10-13 19:59:31 UTC 
What happens if you change rc.sysinit from:

  if [ -n "$KEYTABLE" -a -d "/lib/kbd/keymaps" ]; then
     KEYMAP=$KEYTABLE
  fi

to:

  if [ -n "$KEYTABLE" -a -d "/lib/kbd/keymaps" ]; then
     KEYMAP=$KEYTABLE.map
  fi

?
Comment 2 Paul 2003-10-22 04:23:02 UTC 
I'm sorry.  I'm running my system headless right now and I haven't been able to
get the serial console to show boot messages.  In other words, I haven't been
able to try the suggested script mod.
Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2003-10-22 19:25:48 UTC 
This change works for me in testing. Will be fixed in 7.41-1.
Comment 4 Jay Turner 2004-01-16 17:19:02 UTC 
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2003-328.html
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