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Re: [Xen-users] Incorrect keyboard in Dom0

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Incorrect keyboard in Dom0
From: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 01:01:21 +0000
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Just a guess here, but have you tried rerunnning system-config-keyboard whilst 
running under your dom0 Xen kernel?

Cheers,
Mark

> A preliminary search of the archives has not produced a solution to my
> problem, so I hope I haven't missed anything that everybody but me knows.
>
> I am running a xen-configured Centos5 installation.  This comprises:
> kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
> xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5
> xen-libs-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5
>
> These are apparently the latest for Centos5.  I don't know if they are the
> latest for Redhat generally.
>
> The physical keyboard has the swedish layout.  In DomU the locale is
> en_US.UTF-8 and the keyboard is sweden.  In Dom0 the locale is also
> en_US.UTF-8 and the keyboard sweden.
>
> In Dom0 only the alphanumeric keys produce the correct character, that is
> to say a-z, A-Z and 0-9.  None of the other characters produces what it
> should. Some keys produce no apparent character at all.  In the
> configuration above there is no key which will produce a hyphen, '-', so
> that entering the simplest command is almost impossible.  The shifted '6'
> key produces a '/' so I can at least specify a path.
>
> I have added the US English keyboard to Dom0 since that one has the hyphen,
> '-', on one of the keys.
>
> I have added " keymap='sv' to the /etc/xen/xen01 configuration file, but I
> am using a 3.0.3 version of Xen so this will presumably have no effect.
> Maybe I have to specify the entire keyboard format in some way?
>
> I wonder if anyone else has had similar problems, not necessarily with just
> the swedish keyboard, which I can use as a starting point for trying to fix
> this problem.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> //James



-- 
Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat?  And no pedals!
Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
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