From 6d73d4947784cc5bee1045d20a9f7407c39d76ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Peters Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:42:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: steam-machine-iso: run Calamares in its own Konsole tab; watch for the live keyboard layout switching away from US --- .claude/skills/steam-machine-iso/SKILL.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/.claude/skills/steam-machine-iso/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/steam-machine-iso/SKILL.md index 11c9745..4fbeaa6 100644 --- a/.claude/skills/steam-machine-iso/SKILL.md +++ b/.claude/skills/steam-machine-iso/SKILL.md @@ -224,3 +224,15 @@ power-off. failed instance's window is still open just prints "Calamares is already running.": close that window first (its Cancel/Afbreken button, then confirm the "really cancel?" dialog). +- Run `pkexec-wrapper calamares -D6` in its **own Konsole tab**: it stays + in the foreground and blocks that tab's shell. Typing into the same + tab afterwards just echoes the text inertly into Calamares' stdin + (no error, nothing runs). Open "New Tab" in Konsole for commands. +- Calamares' Welcome page applies its keyboard layout to the live session + immediately (a live typing preview). If it's not US (e.g. Dutch after + picking Nederlands), `qmptype.py`'s US-layout key map silently sends + the wrong characters afterwards: `/` becomes `-`, `(`/`)` get garbled, + with no "no key for" error. `setxkbmap us` does nothing on Wayland. + Probe with a symbol-free command (`echo test123`) after any + language/keyboard step, and fix the layout from the live session's own + settings before typing paths or shell syntax again.