[OpenIndiana-discuss] Problem on setting keyboard layout

[Ewald Ertl]

Hi,

I upgraded since OpenSolaris.

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 5:51 PM, YOSHIDA Shigeru <yshigeru at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I installed OpenIndiana build 148 desktop.
> I'm in trouble on setting my keyboard.
>
> My keyboard is PFU Happy Hacking Keyboard(pc101 layout.)
> But, the system seems to treat the keyboard Japanese 106 layout.
>
> I tried to set xorg.conf as follows:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>
>   # generated from default
>   Identifier     "Keyboard0"
>   Driver         "keyboard"
>   Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
>   Option         "XkbModel"  "pc101"
> EndSection
>
> But the problem is not resolved.
> Then, I tried to set EEPROM using eeprom(1).
>
> $ eeprom
> keyboard-layout=US-English
> ata-dma-enabled=1
> atapi-cd-dma-enabled=1
> ttyb-rts-dtr-off=false
> ttyb-ignore-cd=true
> ttya-rts-dtr-off=false
> ttya-ignore-cd=true
> ttyb-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
> ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
> lba-access-ok=1
> console=text
>
> But the setting is not changed.
>
> What can I do to resolve the problem anymore?
>

Since a former version in OpenSolaris there was a change to set the keyboard
in a SMF-Service:
( I haven't done this on a plain OI installation )

 [ewer at solewer:~]$svccfg -s svc:/system/keymap:default

The property in my case is:
keymap/layout                      astring  German

HTH
Ewald