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#181 keyboard utilities KLIB and KC are missing in FreeDOS 1.2

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nobody
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2024-07-29
2017-03-08
joergt
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In FreeDOS distribution 1.2 the keyboard utilities KLIB.EXE and KC to create
something like KEYBOARD.SYS are missing.

The FreeDOS html help still mention this two programs.
In FreeDOS distribution 1.1 these 2 utilities are included in base package KEYBX.ZIP
together with FreeDOS keyboard driver KEYB.EXE and keyboard layout collections
KEYB*.SYS.

In version 1.2 base package with similar name KEYB.ZIP now contains only the
keyboard driver KEYB.EXE.
The new base package KEYB_LAY.ZIP contains only keyboard layout collections
KEYB*.SYS. In my mind the 2 missing utilities should be included here or
go in a third package like KEYB_GEN.ZIP for example.

Discussion

  • Aitor Santamaría Merino

    I think this problem is not in Keyboard or in KLIB, rather in INSTALL.
    Changing the labels

     
  • Aitor Santamaría Merino

    • labels: keyboard, KLIB --> INSTALL
    • Group: --> freedos12
     
  • Aitor Santamaría Merino

    The bug is still open for FreeDOS 1.3, I wasn't able to find it at ibiblio or in the FreeDOS 1.3 report.

     
  • fritz.mueller

    fritz.mueller - 2023-02-09

    @Jerome Shidel (or to whom it may concern):
    Could you please add this kc200x.zip packet to the newer FD releases? And add it at Gitlab, and if possible move it to: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/keyb/kc200x.zip
    so that it easier to find?

    Thanks.

     
  • fritz.mueller

    fritz.mueller - 2024-07-29

    Kc200x.zip and kc200s.zip are in an outdated subfolder fdkeyb-2.0 - meanwhile there exists a subfolder fdkeyb-2.11
    So it would really be helpful to add them in Gitlab and to create an own folder at Ibiblio. Thx.
    On my website you can find where they are needed for:
    https://www.bootablecd.de/FreeDOS-Internet-version/help110/en/hhstndrd/base/keyb.htm

     

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