A500 keyboard mapping(s) ?

[nickoteen]

Hi !
 
And yet another noob question, so here it goes:
 
I replaced my original A500 keyboard (german layout) with another one (UK layout), and for some reason, I cannot change the Keymap inside Workbench (2.04)
 
In a keymap settings window I've entered: KEYMAP=GB, but when I tried to save the new settings, Workbench replied with something like: Unable to load the requested keymap file (or settings, not sure).
 
I'm currently not at home, (no Amiga near by), but the message was something like that.
 
Now, I remember the 1st time I loaded WB, it said there was no keymap defined and it asked me what keymap settings would I like to use, and if I remember correctly, I had to provide the Extras disk to do so.
 
Now when I look at the Extras disk (within workbench) I cannot see anything remotely similar to Keyboard layout/mapping/settings etc.
 
Any advice on this ? Thanks in advance.

[amiga-penn-wchester]

If you have an original Workbench disk, move/copy  the correct keymap file from storage/keymaps to devs/keymaps, then change preferences?  If there's nothing in devs/keymaps it uses US by default I believe, could be wrong on that.

[nickoteen]

If you have an original Workbench disk, move/copy the correct keymap file from storage/keymaps to devs/keymaps, then change preferences? If there's nothing in devs/keymaps it uses US by default I believe, could be wrong on that.

Wow ! That was a quick one.
 
Ok, so, in order to do so, I presume I need some sort of file manager utility, right ?

[motrucker]

Wow ! That was a quick one.
 
Ok, so, in order to do so, I presume I need some sort of file manager utility, right ?

Correct, = Workbench. Just use the good old drag & drop routine.

[amiga-penn-wchester]

You need to likely boot from workbench disk find the disk (extras?) that has the keymap file. , left-amiga+E (execute), type cli [enter].  
 
Insert the disk w/the keymap

in the cli window type

copy Extras2.0:devs/keymaps/xx SYS:devs/keymaps/

and swap disks as prompted if you only have 1 drive.

Not sure what your disks are called, or where the file would be, but you would use the name of the disk: for the source path and SYS: for the path of the workbench disk that you initially booted with.

while in cli you can type dir to get a directory of what's on the disk obviously.

This all assumes you have a workbench disk with the necessary core files to be able to copy/launch cli, etc.

[amiga-penn-wchester]

make that right-amiga +  E above.

[nickoteen]

You need to likely boot from workbench disk find the disk (extras?) that has the keymap file. , left-amiga+E (execute), type cli [enter].
 
Insert the disk w/the keymap
 
in the cli window type
 
copy Extras2.0:devs/keymaps/xx SYS:devs/keymaps/
 
and swap disks as prompted if you only have 1 drive.
 
Not sure what your disks are called, or where the file would be, but you would use the name of the disk: for the source path and SYS: for the path of the workbench disk that you initially booted with.
 
while in cli you can type dir to get a directory of what's on the disk obviously.
 
This all assumes you have a workbench disk with the necessary core files to be able to copy/launch cli, etc.

Roger that. Will try as described above. Just a thought though ... this doesn't sound like a "friendly Amiga home computer" solution at all. It sounds more like a PC solution from that hatefull DOS era. Than again, it's probably me being an Amiga noob'n'all.
 
Anywayz, thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.

[amiga-penn-wchester]

True ;-)

Didn't know how familiar you were with the workbench, you can always do show->all files, browse the disks and drag'n'drop where files need to be...

[nickoteen]

Happy to say, it worked ! Thanks again.