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2010-01-09
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Originally Posted by tamps883
From what you say, I think pasting it into xterm makes xterm try to run the file as though it was a shell script. In windows terms this is like changing the extension of an ini file to .bat and trying to execute it.. Won't work.
i copied the /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51
[...]
i pasted it in x terminal
what did i do wrong
What you need to do is take a backup copy of your existing file, then replace it with your altered version. In xterm, you can do this as follows, supposing your new version is at /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51.
cp /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51.backup
cp /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51 /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51
Once you've copied the file, again in xterm run:
setxkbmap
Again, best to think of the rx-51 as (in Windows terms) an ini file, so you need to restart the subsystem that uses it by using the setxkbmap command as above.
If you're not sure what you're doing, probably best to find definitive instructions before you go ahead messing about with xterm, sudo and root access, though, and maybe learn a bit about that environment.
Personally, when I've been doing this sort of thing, I've ssh'd in as root so that if things break I have more chance of being able to fix it without being dependent on things I might be breaking (like the keyboard config
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2010-01-09
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#33
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many thanks!
i have rooted it and i have a backup in /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51.backup and with my configurations in /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51
i wanted to ask if i got i right: now i have to write in rooted xterminal "setxkbmap" and then i copy my configurations after that. and then it's done?
i have rooted it and i have a backup in /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51.backup and with my configurations in /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51
i wanted to ask if i got i right: now i have to write in rooted xterminal "setxkbmap" and then i copy my configurations after that. and then it's done?
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2010-01-09
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#34
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Copy the file into place first, then run the setxkbmap command. If the file is wrong it could be difficult to get out of, so take as much care as poaaible! Good luck!
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2010-01-09
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#35
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Originally Posted by Mitja
Hey, I've found another (better) solution for the slovenian characters (and also for the other characters). Just look if the character has a name, so you've not to combine "fn+..." to write it. Alberto Garcia posted this link http://wiki.maemo.org/Remapping_keyboard, where you can find this link: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xkeyboar.../tree/symbols/, where you can find the names of the characters of a specific language.
Hello!
I've got the italian version but I need slovenian characters too (like čšž...). So I remapped the "è" key (AB08) to provide a "dead caron" so i can have (almost) everything just by combining that key (plus shift or Fn) with the corresponding letter (be it lower or uppercase)
To Mitja for slovenian characters:
Take a look in the croatian page (hr).
My personal configuration is this:
Code:
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "it" {
include "nokia_vndr/rx-51(english_base)"
include "nokia_vndr/rx-51(arrows_2btns)"
name[Group1] = "Italian";
// 1. row
key <AB08> { [ scaron, Scaron, dstroke, Dstroke ] };
// 2. row
key <AC06> { [ h, H, semicolon, semicolon ] };
key <AC07> { [ j, J, colon, colon ] };
key <AC08> { [ k, K, exclam, exclam ] };
key <AC09> { [ l, L, question, question ] };
key <AB09> { [ ccaron, Ccaron, cacute, Cacute ] };
key <UP> { [ zcaron, Zcaron, dead_grave, dead_acute ] };
// 3. row
key <AB01> { [ z, Z, EuroSign, EuroSign ] };
key <AB02> { [ x, X, parenleft, parenleft ] };
key <AB03> { [ c, C, parenright, parenright ] };
key <LEFT> { [ period, comma, comma, comma ] };
};
(Mi bi lahko pisal en e-mail? Mislim, da sva edina Slovenca v Trstu z N900-jem
; poleg tega katere posebnosti si si še nastavil na tvoj aparat?)
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2010-01-10
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#36
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i still get same errors. sholud i write to xterminal: /home/user/MyDocs/rx-51 or should i copy whole text in this file and then paste it in xterm? i read that if i have a backup of the original file, then i can't screw up anything. is it correct? i'm really newbie with that
Last edited by tamps883; 2010-01-10 at 13:08.
Last edited by tamps883; 2010-01-10 at 13:08.
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2010-01-10
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Open Xterminal
become root by typing:
go to the directory, where the cofiguration is stored:
you will change the rx-51 file. But first it's better to make a backup of the original file. So type:
ok. Now if you do
you will see that you have also the backup file in the directory. Let's change the file using vi (or vim, if installed - the commands are the same):
the file is now opened in the Xterminal. Use the up/down keys or PgUp/PgDn on the screen to find the part of the file you are looking for.
Press i (just the letter i) and now you can Insert some text in the file. When you have modyfied what you needed type: Esc (on the screen) and
(that means: esc - exit from instert mode, : - begin a vi command, w - write to file (save), q - quit and back to command line).
More useful vi commands:
- just quit
- quit without save
Remember to do backups of the files you are changing, if you are not secure.
become root by typing:
Code:
sudo su
Code:
cd /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/
Code:
cp rx-51 rx-51.backup
Code:
ls
Code:
vi rx-51
Press i (just the letter i) and now you can Insert some text in the file. When you have modyfied what you needed type: Esc (on the screen) and
Code:
:wq
More useful vi commands:
Code:
(esc):q
Code:
(esc):q!
Remember to do backups of the files you are changing, if you are not secure.
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2010-01-10
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#38
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when i type sudo su into xterminal, it asks somekind of password, but i don't know it
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2010-01-11
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#39
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You have to install this application: rootsh
You can also find it in your application manager.
After installing the sudo su or sudo gainroot command will not need any password.
Be careful when you are root. As root you can change every configuration file you want. So, my advise is to get root just for the things you need. Then you can return to the normal user by typing
You can also find it in your application manager.
After installing the sudo su or sudo gainroot command will not need any password.
Be careful when you are root. As root you can change every configuration file you want. So, my advise is to get root just for the things you need. Then you can return to the normal user by typing
Code:
exit
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2010-01-11
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i already have rootsh, but when i wanted to unistall it, it said unalble to uninstall rootsh. i have tried sudo gainroot and it worked, so can i use it instead of sudo su? and how can i get ride of it?
Dawid 'evad' Lorenz * http://dawid.lorenz.co
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