The Boot Monitor senses the general type (group) of the keyboard attached to the terminal. It is only necessary to explicitly set the keyboard-type if you are using a keyboard that is not the US version (or the IBM PS/2 version for the N-101 group). If the terminal cannot sense the keyboard type, it defaults to the "IBM PS/2" type in the N-101/N-102 group.
The keyboard types in each keyboard group (for use with the xserver-keyboard-type parameter or in Setup Parameters -> Input Devices -> Keyboard Type) are listed in Table 17-1. Table 17-1 Specifying Keyboards Group Keyboard Type Capella "N-97" N-101/N-102 "N-101" "Icelandic" "IBM PS/2" 1 "Italian" "Belgian UK" "Norwegian" "Belgian French" "Norwegian/Tandberg" "English UK" "OADG Kana" "Canadian" "Portuguese" "Canadian French CSA 1988" "Siemens German" "Canadian French CSA 1992" "Spanish" "Danish" "Spanish Latin America" "Dutch" "Swedish/Finnish" "Flemish" "Swiss French" "French" "Swiss German" "German" VT-220 "VT220 US" "VT220 Italian" "VT220 Canadian" "VT220 Norwegian" "VT220 Danish" "VT220 Portuguese" "VT220 Dutch" "VT220 Spanish" "VT220 Finnish" "VT220 Swedish" "VT220 Flemish" "VT220 Swiss French" "VT220 French" "VT220 Swiss German" "VT220 German" "VT220 UK" "VT220 Hebrew" N-108 "N-108 US" "N-108 Italian" "N-108 Belgian" "N-108 Norwegian" "N-108 Canadian English" "N-108 Portuguese" "N-108 Canadian French" "N-108 Spanish" "N-108 Danish" "N-108 Swedish" "N-108 Finnish" "N-108 Swiss French" "N-108 French" "N-108 Swiss German" "N-108 German" "N-108 UK" Nokia 108 "108 US" "108 Italian" "108 Belgian" "108 Norwegian" "108 Canadian English" "108 Portuguese" "108 Canadian French" "108 Spanish" "108 Danish" "108 Swedish" "108 Finnish" "108 Swiss French" "108 French" "108 Swiss German" "108 German" "108 UK" Sun Type 4 "N-107 US" Sun Type 5 "N-123 North American" "N-123 Norwegian" "N-123 Unix" "N-123 Portuguese" "N-123 Danish" "N-123 Spanish" "N-123 Dutch" "N-123 Swedish" "N-123 French" "N-123 Swiss French" "N-123 German" "N-123 Swiss German" "N-123 Italian" "N-123 UK" Kana "Kana" Nokia 122 "US 122" Hitachi Kana "H-123" 3270 "Lexmark-3270 US"