[comp.os.minix] o-key don't work with MacMinix 1.5.10.1 on a Mac IIsi

jba@gorm.ruc.dk (Jan B.Andersen) (03/15/91)

Setup:	Mac IIsi 5 MB / 40 MB HD
	Extended keyboard (Danish)
	System 6.0.7 and MultiFinder
	MacMinix 1.5.10.1

When I select my national keyboard in the Chooser and boots MacMinix, I get
a very strange behaivour when I try to login as 'root' at the login-prompt.
When I press 'o' 6-7 garbled characters appear. All the other keys works
fine. I tried to select the internal keymapping by holding down the mouse
button on boot, but that didn't work. And, when the Configuration dialog box
popped up, a piece of the box showing the boot-partion was missing. It
looked something like this (My Mac is back home):

	Boot partition
	+-------               ---------------------+
	! BOOT                                      !
	!                                           !
	+-------               ---------------------+

                ^^^^^^^ Where's the rest of the box?

Finally I managed to log on, by selecting 'US keyboard' in the Chooser before
booting MacMinix. After login I can then re-select the danish keyboard for
use in other applications, but MacMinix keeps the US-settings. Selecting
Configuration then shows the proper dialog box.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas where to look in all that
lovely source code?

Thanks,

Jan B. Andersen