Re: FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT Single User Keymap

When booting to single user mode, no rc scripts are executed.
So rc.conf is NOT processed at all and keymap setting is not applied.

What I do in single user mode is as follows.

  #kbdcontrol -r fast -l jp.kbd

I'm using vt, and fast keyrate. If you prefer sc, and do not want fast
keyrate, try below.

  #kbdcontrol -l jp.106.kbd

No interactive inputs needed. No writes to drives.


On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:20:15 +0900
Brendan Sechter <sgeos_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

> > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:59:40 +0200
> > From: gljennjohn_at_gmail.com
> > To: sgeos_at_hotmail.com
> > CC: freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT Single User Keymap
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:32:35 +0900
> > Brendan Sechter <sgeos_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> When compiling a FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT kernel, what is required to change the keymap used in single user mode? __I originally asked this question on the FreeBSD forums, but was bounced to the mailing list because CURRENT is an unsupported version.
> >>
> >> I have read an old forum thread on this topic. I have also read the__atkbd(4)__and__ukbd(4)__man pages. The relevant parts of my kernel configuration are as follows:
> >>
> >> &__----------__----------__----------__----------
> >> include GENERIC
> >> ident MY_KERNEL
> >>
> >> & AT Keyboard
> >> device atkbdc
> >> options ATKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP
> >> makeoptions ATKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP=jp.106
> >> device atkbd
> >>
> >> & USB Keyboard
> >> device ukbd
> >> options UKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP
> >> makeoptions UKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP=jp.106
> >>
> >> & everything else
> >> & ...
> >> &__----------__----------__----------__----------
> >>
> >> So far as I can tell, these options should be working. I am using a 106 key Japanese keyboard. Single user mode appears to use the keymap for a 101 key standard US layout. I have tried the following values:
> >> - jp
> >> - jp.106
> >> - jp.106.kbd (not tried recently)
> >>
> >> Finally, this is a FreeBSD VM running in VirtualBox on OSX. I am 99% sure I am having the same problem on my physical machines. The specific driver almost certainly depends on the hardware.
> >>
> >
> > Try setting keymap in /etc/rc.conf to the entry you want. Just
> > putting keymap="jp.106" there should work.
> 
> My /etc/rc.conf already contained keymap="jp".
> Changing it to keymap="jp.106" did not resolve the issue.
> The keymap is correct in multi user mode, but not single user mode.
> 
> I have never been able to get single user mode to boot with anything other than a$B".(B101 key standard US layout.
> If I recall correctly, starting devd would load the /etc/rc.conf keymap in previous versions, but I am not 100% sure of that.
> 
> Running kbdmap after booting into single user mode gives some interesting but expected output.
> # kbdmap
> lang_default = en
> dialect = en
> lang_abk = en
> Could not open temporary file "/tmp/_kbd_lang.R4J6"
> #
> 
> I can change the keymap by remounting a read/write filesystem and running kbdmap.
> This is not ideal.
> # mount -u /
> # kbdmap
> [interactively select Japanese 106 keyboard layout]
> keymap="jp.kbd"
> #
> 
> I only found one solution to this issue in Japanese, but it requires remounting and manually setting the keymap.
> Are people booting into single user mode with working European keymaps?
> Is it possible the jp keymap has some quirk that is causing it to be rejected when booting in single user mode?
> 
> If it matters, this system started as a minimal install using$B".(BFreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso.
> I tracked 11.0-CURRENT immediately after performing a minimum install and rebuilt everything a couple of times.
> 
> > Umm, but this is for syscons. Not sure what you may need for vt,
> > which I don't use.
> 
> Multiuser works, single user does not.
> 
> Single user (default standard US keymap):
> # tty
> /dev/console
> 
> Multi user (correct /etc/rc.conf keymap):
> # tty
> /dev/ttyv0
> 
> Multi user SSH$B".(B(correct /etc/rc.conf keymap):
> $ su
> # tty
> /dev/pts/0
> 
> > --
> > Gary Jennejohn
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