[Discuss] keyboard issue

[jdm at moylan.us (dan moylan)]

greg writes:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 10:15:58AM -0500, dan moylan wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 11:58:15AM -0500, dan moylan wrote:
> > >> is there some way to reinitialize the keyboard functionality?
> >
> > > you could try things like setupcon -k, kbd_mode,
> > > kbdcontrol, or even loadkeys if you haven't already?
> >
> moylan ~[1069] setupcon -k
> > setupcon: We are not on the console, the console is left
> > unconfigured.
> > moylan ~[1070] kbd_mode
> > Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.
> > moylan ~[1071] kbdcontrol
> > bash: kbdcontrol: command not found...
> > moylan ~[1072] sudo dnf install kbdcontrol
> > [sudo] password for moylan:
> > Last metadata expiration check: 1:30:44 ago on Wed 22 Feb 2023 08:39:39 AM EST.
> > No match for argument: kbdcontrol
> > Error: Unable to find a match: kbdcontrol
> > moylan ~[1073] loadkeys
> > Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.
> > moylan ~[1074] sudo dnfmoylan ~[1073] loadkeys
> > Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.
> >
> > hmmmm -- what do i need to do here?
>
> seems like you're not on the console?

yup, i see that.

> are you ssh'd or rxterm'd into the box?

no.

> or in some sort of virtualized environment?  or in
> screen/tmux/mosh?

don't know anything about that sort of thing.  if so, i
don't know how it happened.  i just logged in same as always
from the fc37 loging screen.  is there some way i can back
out of whatever rabbit hole i'm in?

ole dan

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