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Date: 14 Apr 1996 13:32:00 +0100
From: chrimek@rimki.toppoint.de (Christoph Rimek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Message-ID: <66sC9WpJo$B@rimki.toppoint.de>
References: <4ke2jl$2be@bullet.oh.sub.org>
Subject: Re: Q: Newbie questions
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Hello
In article <4ke2jl$2be@bullet.oh.sub.org>, berni (berni@act) wrote:
> 1) the system is connected to a net of 5 unix machines via an
> WD8013 card. networking is ok, but from time to time a kernel
> message appears on the screen sayin :"/netbsd: arpresolve: cannot
> allocate llinfo". I removed portmap, timed, routed etc from the
> kernel, but this doesnt help. I built a new kernel -no success.
> What is wrong with my system ?
Under NetBSD releases 1.0 and 1.1 I have a similar message
"arptnew failed..." appearing on the console every few minutes.
This message can safely be ignored. I chose to edit the /etc/syslog.conf
not to write these messages of minor severity to the console.
> 2) because I am german I would like to have a german keymap. But
> there is nothing like kbdcontrol, loadkey, keymap, ttymap or so which
> I can load. Is different keymapping possible ?
Two ways: (a) patch the file /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/isa/pccons.c
(b) install pcvt, see /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/isa/pcvt/*
I chose option (a) to have a german styled keyboard. This affects the
console keyboard only, and the mapping of the keys is not exactly the
same as under MS-DOS: the ALT keys do not generate a fourth key state
besides normal, shifted and control'ed.
You have to find some work-around for this to access the backslash, or
the curly and square braces - I do it with the control key.
But for my needs it works ("minimal-invasive" approach).
> 3) How can I switch between virtual consoles ?
Once again, two ways: (a) install pcvt
(b) use the screen package (screen-3.5.2.tar.gz)
I did not like the amount of work to install the pcvt package, so I use
the screen utility, and I'm very pleased with it.
-cr
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Christoph Rimek, Kiel, Germany (+49 431 57601) chrimek@toppoint.de