13.1.1. Console Setup

1. Add following line to your kernel configuration file:

   options         "SC_MOUSE_CHAR=0x03"
   

   to move character codes used for mouse cursor off KOI8-R pseudographics range.
2. Russian console entry in /etc/rc.conf should looks like

   keymap=ru.koi8-r
   keychange="61 ^[[K"
   scrnmap=koi8-r2cp866
   font8x16=cp866b-8x16
   font8x14=cp866-8x14
   font8x8=cp866-8x8
   

   NOTE: ^[ means that real ESC character must be entered into /etc/rc.conf, not just ^[ string.

   This tuning means KOI8-R keyboard with Alternative screen font mapped to KOI8-R encoding to preserve pseudographics, Gray Delete key remapped to match Russian termcap(5) entry for FreeBSD console.

   RUS/LAT switch will be CapsLock. Old CapsLock function still available via Shift+CapsLock. CapsLock LED will indicate RUS mode, not CapsLock mode.

3. For each ttyv? entry in /etc/ttys change terminal type from cons25 to cons25r, i.e. each entry should looks like

   ttyv0	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25r	on  secure