# HG changeset patch
# User Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
# Date 996404855 0
# Node ID 374015c2d9ea0240f84b9625713adb9201dcac3b
# Parent  7c2e49c3cf0a7cabaf6d8115a6ea8ce4c740e1c6
*** empty log message ***

diff -r 7c2e49c3cf0a -r 374015c2d9ea etc/PROBLEMS
--- a/etc/PROBLEMS	Fri Jul 27 15:29:54 2001 +0000
+++ b/etc/PROBLEMS	Sun Jul 29 11:07:35 2001 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 This file describes various problems that have been encountered
 in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs.
 
+* Getting a Meta key on the FreeBSD console
+
+By default, neither Alt nor any other key acts as a Meta key on
+FreeBSD, but this can be changed using kbdcontrol(1).  Dump the
+current keymap to a file with the command
+
+  $ kbdcontrol -d >emacs.kbd
+
+Edit emacs.kbd, and give the key you want to be the Meta key the
+definition `meta'.  For instance, if your keyboard has a ``Windows''
+key with scan code 105, change the line for scan code 105 in emacs.kbd
+to look like this
+
+  105   meta   meta   meta   meta   meta   meta   meta   meta    O
+
+to make the Windows key the Meta key.  Load the new keymap with
+
+  $ kbdcontrol -l emacs.kbd
+
 * Emacs' xterm-mouse-mode doesn't work on the Gnome terminal.
 
 A symptom of this bug is that double-clicks insert a control sequence