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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:06 pm    Post subject: [Solved] Can't use keyboard to login in console Reply with quote

I rarely need to login through the console of a dual sparc II Ultra 60 with type 5 keyboard. After about 6 months of remote emerges, I just tried to login and it seems the keys on my keyboard are mapped incorrectly (for example, '1'->'A', '2'->'B', Backspace->'\', space -> space, Tab->'/'), making it impossible to login other than through ssh from another machine.

I've tested this with 2 different keyboards, though it still may be hardware related as it's an ancient machine. Not sure where to look.

Here's a list of my most recent emerges with things that seemed not possibly related excised. Maybe someone can spot the culprit and help me track it down (I put a full list here).

Code:
Aug 14, 2004 16:37:15: app-shells/bash-3.0-r4
Aug 14, 2004 16:37:15: sys-kernel/sparc-sources-2.4.27-r1
Aug 27, 2004 01:58:58: sys-apps/portage-2.0.50-r10
Sep 22, 2004 09:11:36: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51_rc1
Sep 29, 2004 15:51:29: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51_rc6
Oct 13, 2004 00:16:33: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51_rc9
Dec 16, 2004 16:44:18: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r8
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: app-arch/cpio-2.5.90
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: app-arch/gzip-1.3.5-r4
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: app-arch/tar-1.14.90-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: app-shells/bash-3.0-r7
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/libperl-5.8.6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: dev-lang/perl-5.8.6-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: net-misc/rsync-2.6.3
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/readline-5.0-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.8
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/coreutils-5.2.1-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.7
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/ed-0.2-r4
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/file-4.12
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/gawk-3.1.3-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/grep-2.5.1-r6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/texinfo-4.7-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/groff-1.19.1-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/kbd-1.12-r3
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/net-tools-1.60-r9
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/procps-3.2.4
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/sed-4.1.2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/shadow-4.0.6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/autoconf-2.13
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/autoconf-wrapper-2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.5
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.6.3
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.7.9
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.4_p6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-wrapper-1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/automake-1.9.3
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/bison-1.875d
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.7-r6
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/gcc-3.3.5-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/gettext-0.14.1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/gnuconfig-20040214
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.10-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/make-3.80-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/patch-2.5.9-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.35-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/cracklib-2.7-r10
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: dev-lang/tcl-8.4.6-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/ncurses-5.4-r5
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/zlib-1.2.2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-libs/glibc-2.3.3.20040420-r2
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/modutils-2.4.27
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.23
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/util-linux-2.12i-r1
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-apps/hdparm-5.8
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/sparc32-1.1-r3
Dec 20, 2004 18:45:52: sys-devel/gcc-sparc64-3.3.5
Dec 21, 2004 00:58:16: sys-kernel/sparc-sources-2.4.28-r2
Dec 21, 2004 01:06:23: sys-kernel/genkernel-3.1.0c
Dec 21, 2004 17:05:12: sys-devel/patch-2.5.9-r1
Dec 21, 2004 17:05:12: sys-devel/gnuconfig-20040214
Jan 08, 2005 21:58:04: app-admin/makepasswd-1.10
Jan 23, 2005 23:53:58: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r14
Feb 16, 2005 21:57:38: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r15
Mar 01, 2005 02:51:16: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.18
Mar 10, 2005 12:18:41: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.19
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: app-arch/bzip2-1.0.2-r5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: app-arch/cpio-2.6-r2
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: app-arch/gzip-1.3.5-r5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: app-arch/tar-1.15.1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: app-shells/bash-3.0-r8
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: dev-lang/perl-5.8.6-r3
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: dev-lang/python-2.3.5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: net-misc/wget-1.9.1-r3
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.10
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/coreutils-5.2.1-r4
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.7-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/ed-0.2-r6
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/findutils-4.2.18
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/gawk-3.1.4-r4
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/grep-2.5.1-r7
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/kbd-1.12-r4
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/man-1.5p
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/man-pages-2.01
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/net-tools-1.60-r11
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-process/procps-3.2.5-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-process/psmisc-21.5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/sed-4.1.4
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/shadow-4.0.7-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/pam-login-3.17
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/texinfo-4.8
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/autoconf-wrapper-2-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/automake-1.9.5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/automake-wrapper-1-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/bc-1.06-r6
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/binutils-config-1.8-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/bison-2.0
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/flex-2.5.4a-r6
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/gcc-3.3.5.20050130
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/gnuconfig-20050223
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.10-r5
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-devel/m4-1.4.2-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.36-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-libs/cracklib-2.8_pre1-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-libs/readline-5.0-r2
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: net-misc/openssh-3.9_p1-r1
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/util-linux-2.12q
Mar 10, 2005 12:21:35: sys-apps/hdparm-5.9
Mar 11, 2005 22:20:04: media-libs/t1lib-5.0.2
Mar 12, 2005 13:37:48: sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4
Mar 12, 2005 19:51:01: sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.10-r1
Mar 13, 2005 03:31:12: net-firewall/iptables-1.2.11-r3
Mar 13, 2005 14:39:17: app-portage/gentoolkit-0.2.0
Mar 13, 2005 15:05:54: app-admin/logrotate-3.7
Mar 31, 2005 12:36:09: net-libs/c-client-2002e-r2
Mar 31, 2005 14:03:52: sys-libs/cracklib-2.7-r11


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What kernel version are you running?
If you are using 2.4 check your keymap in the /etc/rc.conf. Make sure it is set to use the sun keymap. If you have recently upgrade to a 2.6 kernel change the keymap to "us". This will probably fix the issue.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks neotrex, your tip worked perfectly.

I followed the instructions in /etc/rc.conf and changed KEYMAP="us" to KEYMAP="sunkeymap" in /etc/conf.d/keymaps and that fixed the problem.

I am using kernel 2.4.
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