Re: Re: Bug#266691: installation-report [Bug#266691: Powerpc Italian keyboard NOT working with the etch installer]
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 03:00:23PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> > I tried the d-i daily built image: built the 21st-Oct-2006
> > Md5sum:
> > 484a6ebb7d3447a71b99f10dad7a6476 debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
> >
> > I choose the Italian language ...
> > and the keymap the installer selected was an azerty :-(((
> >
> > But I have a qwerty. :-((((
> >
> > and I coludn't choose the keyboard I wanted.
> > (i.e./i386/qwerty/it.kmap.gz )
> >
> > So could you, please, insert in the installer a question for the
> > users to select their keymap from *all* the keymaps in the installer?
>
> This can be done *after* the install: dpkg-reconfigure console-data
>
Well, IIRC, (I've a nice Sid running on my ibook so I don't want
to install etch ;) -I've only tested the installer- the user is
supposed to enter root password (*****) and the user password...
so if the keyboard is badly configured I think they may have problems.
> And we will not do what you suggest as this would lead to a very
> confusing list of dozens of keymaps.
>
> For sure, the console-keymaps-usb lists "mac-usb-it" as defatul keymap
> for Italian, so I guess that this explains what you see.
>
> What I'm unsure of is: are *default* Italian keyboard for PPC machines
> QWERTY ones ?
I asked in the Italian ppc mailing list:
the italian azerty keyboard has been shipped with Macs
only untill 1998.
Now all [1]the kewboards are qwerty + accented letters.
[1] well I'll ask an Apple shop here in the nighbourhood and I will
let you know- with a mail to d-boot & to this bug- asap ... for sure before d-i RC-2 ;-)
> Or do *you* happen to use a QWERTY keyboard, that is an
> US keyboard ?
Nope! I ordered my ibook from Apple in 2004 and I asked the
Italian keyboard.
> If the latter, then why didn't you just choose the US or "American"
> layout?
Because I was not aware that US keyboard "fitted" my needs,
however with some problems with @, #, / you know, quite
useful symbols ;-)
On the contrary /i386/qwerty/it.kmap.gz has all the symbols
at the right place.
Thank you for the fast reply,
Cheers,
Giovanni
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