Hi, To add to this discussion about keymaps, here's some of my experiences:
I'm from Denmark and I'm using both i386 and PPC Debian Linux. Getting a working keymap on the i386 machine hasn't been a big problem, but getting one on the PPC indeed has; I've tried using the same as on the i386 resulting in a unusable keyboard - the i386 ones does *not* work with the PPC. Oh, and as as a note - it's a PowerBook and a PowerMac I'm using... On Fri, Nov 19, 1999 at 12:15:34AM +0100, Yann Dirson wrote: > > OK, so here is the info I gathered from the various mails I recieved, > as I summarize them in the config script. I did not srite any code > for this for now, as I still miss some info, esp. about ppc boxes. > I'll issue -8 without 68k/ppc support - there are many bugs to fix in > the meantime. > > Please tell me if anything is wrong here, or whether you have > solutions to address listed issues. > > I'd also like if possible to restrict as much as possible the sets of > keymap to propose, and maybe someone can summarize the particularities > of all the "Model: whatever" for ppc in the keyboard area. > Especially, maybe some of the pmacs do not support i386 keyboards ? > > Maybe an USB keyboard can be detected (only as being USB, or maybe we > can even find the layout ?), so that we simplify the declarations > > TIA, > -- > Yann Dirson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Why make M$-Bill richer & richer ? > debian-email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Support Debian GNU/Linux: > | Cheaper, more Powerful, more Stable ! > http://www.altern.org/ydirson/ | Check <http://www.debian.org/> > > > > # Subarches > # FIXME: not done > # Issues: > # * ppc issues not fully asserted yet > # * /proc/hardware, which only exists on m68k and ppc, seems to be > # an OPTION while configuring the kernel ! > # Any fallback when it's not there ? > # * USB set of keymap should contain what ? mac ? i386 ? subset of those ? > > # SUBARCH KEYMAP SET DETECTION > # m68k/atari atari "Model: Atari" > # m68k/amiga amiga "Model: Amiga" > # m68k/mac mac "Model: Macintosh" > # m68k/mvme i386 "Model: Motorola" > # m68k/bvme ? "Model: BVME[46]000" > # m68k/{sun,apollo,next,q40,hp300} Not supported by Debian > > # ppc/mac i386,mac,usb "Model: PowerMac|[Pp]ower[Bb]ook*|Power" > # ppc/imac usb "Model: iMac*|PowerMac1*" > # ppc/apus i386,mac,amiga "Model: Amiga" > # ppc/atari atari "Model: Atari" > # ppc/prep ? "Model: PReP" > # ppc/chrp ? "Model: CHRP" > # ppc/rs6000 ? ? > # ppc/umax ? ? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- mvh./Best regards Juri Juri Jensen --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pingvin Partner - Linux løsninger Linux server installation & administration Member of the worlds largest Linux User Group: SSLUG (www.sslug.dk) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Artist, seeking beauty, discovers truth; The Scientist, seeking truth, discovers beauty.
