Solved Alternate keys for tty

[LibreQuest]

How do I set tty access to ctrl+alt+1 rather than F1-F9?

I have a mac 512k and I would like to get a converter to use the keyboard on my machine but FN keys are not part of the mac 512k keyboard. It's a solid keyboard though and I was going to buy another keyboard but this one is so well made.

 

[LibreQuest]

I've just realized I don't have ctrl or alt. Lol perhaps option+1-9?

 

[nxjoseph@]

Nice question, I also do have a 60% sized keyboard and I have to trigger some keyboard function in order to get to the TTY. I'd like to know if it's possible, too.

 

[Kai Burghardt]

I've just realized I don't have ctrl or alt. Lol perhaps option+1-9?

Install misc/kbdscan and identify the key code(s) associated with the key(s) labeled Option.​

kbdscan # Terminates itself after 5s of inactivity.

Assuming you are otherwise satisfied with the currently loaded keyboard mapping, dump it with kbdcontrol(1).​

kbdcontrol -d > ./kbdmap

Edit this scratch kbdmap(5) with your favorite editor (or ee(1)). For the standard us.kbd this means:​

• Assigning unused values like the lctrl and rctrl values (unused means no other key(s) behave(s) like the Control keys) to the key code(s) you found out.​
• If you have defined the control keys now, overwrite the fourth column of the keyboard mapping file with scr𝘕 commands:​

  #                                                         alt
  # scan                       cntrl          alt    alt   cntrl lock
  # code  base   shift  cntrl  shift  alt    shift  cntrl  shift state
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    000   nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop     O
    001   esc    esc    esc    esc    esc    esc    debug  esc     O
    002   '1'    '!'    scr01  nop    '`'    '`'    nop    nop     O
    003   '2'    '"'    scr02  nul    '@'    '@'    nul    nul     O
    004   '3'    0xa3   scr03  nop    '#'    '#'    nop    nop     O
    005   '4'    '$'    scr04  0xa4   '4'    '$'    nop    nop     O
    006   '5'    '%'    scr05  nop    '5'    '%'    nop    nop     O
    007   '6'    '^'    scr06  rs     '^'    '^'    rs     rs      O
    008   '7'    '&'    scr07  nop    '['    '['    esc    esc     O
    009   '8'    '*'    scr08  nop    '8'    '*'    nop    nop     O
    010   '9'    '('    scr09  nop    ']'    ']'    gs     gs      O
    011   '0'    ')'    scr10  nop    '{'    '{'    nop    nop     O

Finally load the amended keyboard mapping.​

kbdcontrol -l ./kbdmap

You probably want to edit the /etc/rc.conf.local file defining a keymap rc.conf(5) value, too. It can be an absolute pathname, too.​

 

[LibreQuest]

Install misc/kbdscan and identify the key code(s) associated with the key(s) labeled Option.​

kbdscan # Terminates itself after 5s of inactivity.

Assuming you are otherwise satisfied with the currently loaded keyboard mapping, dump it with kbdcontrol(1).​

kbdcontrol -d > ./kbdmap

Edit this scratch kbdmap(5) with your favorite editor (or ee(1)). For the standard us.kbd this means:​

• Assigning unused values like the lctrl and rctrl values (unused means no other key(s) behave(s) like the Control keys) to the key code(s) you found out.​
• If you have defined the control keys now, overwrite the fourth column of the keyboard mapping file with scr𝑁 commands:​

  #                                                         alt
  # scan                       cntrl          alt    alt   cntrl lock
  # code  base   shift  cntrl  shift  alt    shift  cntrl  shift state
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    000   nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop    nop     O
    001   esc    esc    esc    esc    esc    esc    debug  esc     O
    002   '1'    '!'    scr01  nop    '`'    '`'    nop    nop     O
    003   '2'    '"'    scr02  nul    '@'    '@'    nul    nul     O
    004   '3'    0xa3   scr03  nop    '#'    '#'    nop    nop     O
    005   '4'    '$'    scr04  0xa4   '4'    '$'    nop    nop     O
    006   '5'    '%'    scr05  nop    '5'    '%'    nop    nop     O
    007   '6'    '^'    scr06  rs     '^'    '^'    rs     rs      O
    008   '7'    '&'    scr07  nop    '['    '['    esc    esc     O
    009   '8'    '*'    scr08  nop    '8'    '*'    nop    nop     O
    010   '9'    '('    scr09  nop    ']'    ']'    gs     gs      O
    011   '0'    ')'    scr10  nop    '{'    '{'    nop    nop     O

Finally load the amended keyboard mapping.​

kbdcontrol -l ./kbdmap

You probably want to edit the /etc/rc.conf.local file defining a keymap rc.conf(5) value, too.​

Thank you. I need to order the analog to USB converter and will update this post at a later time. Until then I'll consider this resolved.