Norwegian keyboard?

[Artie]

I am trying out the latest TC but I am stuck at keyboard configuration. Would it be possible to put in a simple keyboard tool in the panel? If not, can someone please write out the exact procedure to get a Norwegian keyboard to work?

Artie

[curaga]

See the FAQ:
http://www.tinycorelinux.com/faq.html#keyboard

Only change the keymap to the one you need, I guess it would be no-latin1?

[Artie]

Sorry but I do not understand the faq. Please someone spell the procedure out for me.

Artie

[tobiaus]

click the "x" button in the upper right corner of the screen, select "exit to prompt."

at the prompt enter:

sudo loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/no-latin1.kmap

important note! "no-latin1,kmap" is a guess. it may be called something else. perhaps try this:

ls /usr/share/kmap

for a list of keymaps.

after you've used sudo loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/no-latin1.kmap enter:

startx

using tc will let you know if you used the right keymap. to save changes, determine the location of your tce directory (if you've created one, you should know where it is.) open "appbrowser" from the menu and install kmaps.tce

install leafpad from the appbrowser, and open a term. type sudo leafpad /opt/bootlocal.sh

add this command:

loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/no-latin1.kmap

[Artie]

Installed kmaps.tce tried ls /usr/share/kmap no Norwegian keyboard in there. Thanks anyway.

Artie

[tobiaus]

based on this http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=135.0

it may be possible to add the norwegian layout. i don't understand the process well enough to know if we need your keyboard or not, but i suspect kmaps.tce can be updated with this in the future. not speaking for those maintaining the extension, though.

[Artie]

I would really like to use TinyCore but I need the Norwegian keyboard map badly so can someone please add it?

Artie

[curaga]

According to google, both the keymaps no.kmap and no-latin1.kmap are meant for norwegian keyboards. Is there some issue with them?

[tobiaus]

According to google, both the keymaps no.kmap and no-latin1.kmap are meant for norwegian keyboards. Is there some issue with them?

are you certain tinycore includes them?

[curaga]

Yes, see kmaps.tce.list:
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributions/tinycorelinux/tce/kmaps.tce.list

[tobiaus]

.list

oh right, i was just mentioning .list thanks.

[Artie]

Did not find Norwegian keyboard on the list on the screen but was on the list in the link here. Norwegian keyboard works initially but not when I reboot. What is wrong with the procedure below?

Clicked X upper right
Exit to prompt
OK
startx
appbrowser
connect
TCE
kmaps.tce
Install Selected
Close
leafpad.tce
Install Selected
Close
Close appbrowser
Aterm
sudo leafpad /opt/bootlocal.sh
leafpad opens

#! /bin/sh
# put other system startup command here
loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/no-latin1.kmap
return
File
Save
Close leafpad
Close terminal
Uncheck backup
Reboot
tinycore waitusb=5

Artie

[curaga]

This part caught my attention:

Uncheck backup

If you don't backup your personal files, bootlocal.sh won't be around after a reboot either.

[Artie]

I thought any change would be automatically saved in the tce file I created on sda1 as I can see when I boot that TC picks up Opera and all the other stuff I installed with the appbrowser. What must I do in my procedure to make a backup to make the Norwegian keyboard stick? If possible please write out the procedure like I did.

Artie

[Juanito]

Any extension in /tce will be loaded on boot, but files which are not in any extension will need to be backed up in order to be restored on boot.

The backup is controlled by two files - /opt/filetool.lst and /opt/xfiletool.lst - you list the files/folders you want to be saved in the first file and the files/folders you do not want to be saved in the second file (a subset of the files named in the first list).

Once you have filetool.lst set up, you use the backup button in the panel to define where your backup will be stored and the files will be saved on shutdown thereafter.