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From: sns@s2242.infonet.net (sergey stepanenko)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: French Keyboard on FreeBSD
Date: 1 Mar 1995 23:55:39 GMT
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Sylvain.Nierveze (sniervez@excalibur.supelec-rennes.fr) wrote:
: Hello,

: i am looking for how to change the keyboard mappings under free-BSD 
: so that i can have a french keyboard (azertyuiop) ..
: (i have FreeBSD v2.0)

: thx for your help

may my script that sets video and kbd for russian - will help you here it is:

#!/bin/sh
# Load KOI8-R screen mapping.
vidcontrol -l koi8-r2cp866
# Load Alternate Codes screen font.
vidcontrol -f 8x16 cp866b-8x16
vidcontrol -f 8x14 cp866-8x14
vidcontrol -f 8x8 cp866-8x8
# Install JCUKEN keyboard mapping.
kbdcontrol -l ru.koi8-r # Not needed for kernel compiled with RUKEYMAP option
# Maximum key rate
kbdcontrol -r fast
# Blank after 5 min
vidcontrol -t 300
vidcontrol -s snake


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