I propose to add the following text in the Release Notes at the beginning of chapter 4 "Upgrades from Previous Releases". + <sect1 id="kernel_update"> + <heading>Keyboard issues on upgrade from 2.4 to 2.6 kernels</heading> + + <p>After the upgrade to Sarge, you may have 2.6 kernel images + available for installation. There is an important change in the + input layer for 2.6 kernels that you should be aware of before you + attempt to switch from using a 2.4 to a 2.6 kernel.</p> + + <p>The change in the input layer makes all keyboards look like + "normal" PC keyboards. This means that if you currently have a + different type of keyboard selected (e.g. an USB or Sun keyboard), + you will very likely end up with a non-working keyboard after + rebooting with the new 2.6 kernel.</p> + + <p>If you can SSH into the box from another system, you can resolve + this issue by running 'dpkg-reconfigure console-data', choosing + the option "Select keymap from full list" and selecting a "pc" + keyboard.</p> + + </sect1> Comments welcome. Also, a solution is missing for people who can not log into the system remotely. Suggestions for that very welcome. Cheers, FJP
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