How to change keymap in virtual consoles?

asked 2013-07-04 18:09:58 -0600

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updated 2014-09-28 21:32:33 -0600

mether
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I use a dvorak keyboard layout in Fedora 19, and it works just fine on the X11 desktop. However, if I try to switch to a virtual console (e.g. with ctl-alt-F2), the layout is qwerty.

I have tried using localectl to change the layout. It reports the following:

System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
    VC Keymap: dvorak
   X11 Layout: us
    X11 Model: pc105
  X11 Variant: dvorak

...which would seem to indicate the Virtual Console (VC) Keymap is "dvorak" but it is a lie; when I switch to the VC it uses qwerty.

localectl populates the /etc/vconsole.conf file, which contains "KEYMAP=dvorak" as expected. I have also tried "us-dvorak" to no effect. How does one change the console keymap in Fedora?

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If you're running localectl as root, and the settings don't apply, it sounds like a bug.

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answered 2013-07-06 13:27:00 -0600

faustus
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It may have been a bug indeed, but it seems to have been corrected by the recent kernel update I installed (3.9.9-301.fc19). Selected keymap is now honored in virtual consoles. Thanks for your response.

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answered 2013-08-27 05:03:36 -0600

Marcos Terra
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updated 2013-08-27 05:15:13 -0600

i confirm the bug

kernel (3.10.9-200.fc19) minimal install (only console)

System Locale: LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
VC Keymap: br-abnt2
X11 Layout: br
X11 Model: abnt2
X11 Options: terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

custom map cause the keyboard has "/" and "?" on keys "q" and "w"

not work running

# localectl set-keymap br-abnt2

work running

# localectl set-keymap br

localectl show this and map works

System Locale: LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
VC Keymap: br
X11 Layout: br
X11 Model: abnt2
X11 Options: terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

if run again

# localectl set-keymap br-abnt2

localectl show this and map still works

System Locale: LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
VC Keymap: br-abnt2
X11 Layout: br
X11 Model: abnt2
X11 Options: terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

conf files are setting ok

/etc/vconsole.conf is ok
KEYMAP=br-abnt2

/etc/default/grub is ok 
/boot/grub/grub.cfg is ok

running loadkeys poiting to map works too

~# loadkeys ../lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/br-abnt2.map.gz

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