<![CDATA[Newbee question - Keyboard UK]]>Hi,

Where can i change my keyboard to a UK full version?

Thaks

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/33390/newbee-question-keyboard-ukRSS for NodeTue, 21 Apr 2026 01:57:08 GMTSat, 07 May 2011 10:58:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 23 May 2011 19:50:33 GMT]]>Hi Steve,

I had to put it indeed in the config.xml because i lost it after the updates.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/279980https://forum.netgate.com/post/279980Mon, 23 May 2011 19:50:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Tue, 24 May 2011 00:45:14 GMT]]>Clean install would be safest.
You can use shellcmd in your config.xml file in the system section.
E.g.
<shellcmd>kbdcontrol -l uk.cp850.kbd</shellcmd>

You may have to include the complete path to kbdcontrol. At least this will get carried across an upgrade.

Steve

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277876https://forum.netgate.com/post/277876Tue, 24 May 2011 00:45:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 14:28:49 GMT]]>Steve, thanks a lot, I did as follow in the shell:  kbdcontrol -l uk.cp850.kbd and it works!!!   Yippie

Will it remember this after a reboot?  No :-((  how to get this done, sorry to be such a newbee! looking in the man, sorry will try first myself…

hmmmm, You may set variables in /etc/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.local in order to configure the keyboard at boot time.
But none of these files are there, before i mess up everything is it safe to create a /etc/rc.conf and add the keymap in it?
Or better do a new clean install and figure out what keyboard driver to choose from install point?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277873https://forum.netgate.com/post/277873Mon, 09 May 2011 14:28:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 12:07:10 GMT]]>Looking at the keyboard maps, uk.cp850.kbd contains the line:
086   ''    '|'    fs     fs     ''    '|'    fs     fs      O

I.e. | is shift+\ which seems correct.

Steve

Edit: As do all the uk keyboard maps so perhaps it's not changing map correctly.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277853https://forum.netgate.com/post/277853Mon, 09 May 2011 12:07:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 11:46:37 GMT]]>From memory, it's <shift><~> to get '|' on a UK keyboard when the mapping is set to US. If it isn't that it's one of the nearby keys.</shift>

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277851https://forum.netgate.com/post/277851Mon, 09 May 2011 11:46:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 11:45:39 GMT]]>I don't have a keyboard on my box so I haven't had that problem.
'|' works fine via ssh.  ;)

Steve

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277850https://forum.netgate.com/post/277850Mon, 09 May 2011 11:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 11:33:22 GMT]]>I tried several but just can't get my | key working :-(

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277845https://forum.netgate.com/post/277845Mon, 09 May 2011 11:33:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newbee question - Keyboard UK on Mon, 09 May 2011 10:28:25 GMT]]>Hmmm, kbdcontrol?  :-\

Steve

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/277838https://forum.netgate.com/post/277838Mon, 09 May 2011 10:28:25 GMT