roktas wrote: > * Christian Perrier [2007-01-15 06:48:40+0100] >> Guys, in case you miss that topic bringed in -i18n. It concerns the >> keymaps used for your languages in D-I and may require some testing >> from yourselves. >> >> In case you need details, please talk directly with Recai Oktas >> (CC'ed) or followup in debian-i18n and [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This is a potentially important issue for your language(s) support in >> D-I, so please take car to give it the needed attention. > > Thanks for contacting them, much appreciated. > >> ----- Forwarded message from roktas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- >> - Hebrew, Lithuanian and Latvian keyboards may have been adversely affected >> as well (although 'ua', an Ukranian keymap, is also listed there, there >> should be no issue with the actual Ukranian keymap used in d-i, AFAIK). >> So I strongly suggest that these keymaps should also be tested by the >> relevant parties if haven't been already (hence CCed to debian-i18n). > > To make it clear: this issue is related to the plain console (VT) and not X > Window (e.g. xterm). Also, please use a daily d-i iso (netinst or full > cd). > >> + First, test all the keys on the newly installed system and make sure >> that they all work as expected. If you notice an error, start a new >> installation, just switch to VT2 (using <alt-f2>) during the early >> stages of d-i (e.g. before partitioning) and run the following >> command: >> >> sed -i -e 's/kbd-mode/:/g' \ >> /usr/lib/post-base-installer.d/20kbd-chooser >> >> + Proceed with the installation as normally and perform the same >> tests. > > Another note: Perhaps you won't see any problem with the current situation. > But I appreciate if you test the effect of the lack of the workaround which > is present in the current post-base-installer. The above command just does > this. Depending on your test results, we would be able to get rid of this > hack completely.
I've tested the this with net installations from daily build (used 24-01). The Hebrew keymap isn't OK. It was checked with English & Hebrew installations. I'm attaching a screen shot from the English installation. Tomorrow I'll send results from the second test you asked. p.s. Sorry for the delay. -- Lior Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG fingerprint: C644 D0B3 92F4 8FE4 4662 B541 1558 9445 99E8 1DA0
