topic Keyboard mapping , wrong characters displaying in Operating System - HP-UX

Keyboard mapping , wrong characters displaying

mike worrell — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:41:18 GMT

Hi all,
We have a new 785/B2000 running 10.2 in our process control dept. They found out their application when it prompts for info some of the characters don't match the keyboard. Same deal when we come out to a unix prompt.
ENV shows this OS_KEYBOARD_TYPE=HIL-USB
Here are some examples:
THe keypad to the right on the kybd all works fine. THe numbers across the keyboard by the tilde work fine. The problem is with the special characters: example
shift 12345 gives appropriate character on top of number. However shift 6 gives an &, shift 7 gives / shift 8 gives ( shift 9 gives ) shift 0 gives =. On the bottom row beginning the Z row , equals , . equals . / equals - shift , equals ; instead of < shift . equals : instead of > and shift / equals _.

Anyone got any idea what i need to change the keyboard type too. Changed to several different usb keyboards, all had the same issue.

Thanks
MIke

Re: Keyboard mapping , wrong characters displaying

Alex Glennie — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:59:37 GMT

Mike,

I suggest detailing :

type of keyboard you are using, PS2, HIL or other and the language option ie US_English UK_English etc, if this is an HP KB often the part number may also give some cluesas to it's type.

Next check contents of /etc/kbdlang, I often remove this,reboot workstation and reset upon reboot, but a itemap -i -L -w /etc/kbdlang may work by itself see itemap man page for details.

I'd also check the setting for CDE see options at CDE login panel to reflect your choice.

Finally xmodmap -pke may also be of interest in terms of remapping a few key syms again see man xmodmap for further details.

Re: Keyboard mapping , wrong characters displaying

mike worrell — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:41:30 GMT

Thanks, I will check all those things