Description of problem: After the big update to the modular xorg-x11, my keyboard has reverted to US rather than the UK configuration. If I run the keyboard set application, all I get is an error Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", "" Expected results: I should be able to set the keyboard correctly Additional info:
In my case I can reproduce by doing: System > Preferences > Keyboard tab "Layout Options" Miscellaneous compat. options Specials Keys handles in a server. i then get 3 error dialogs and when i log out i cannot log in again removing ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/%gconf.xml lets me log in again _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us_intl", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us_intl", "", ""
avahi makes no difference - I have version 0.5.2-7 installed
I issue where UK keyboard chosen during anaconda only applied to text consoles not to xorg, I corrected that by hand editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "gb" EndSection A few days later I noticed that once in xorg I couldn't access virtual consoles with CTRL-ALT-F1 etc, first I suspected my USB KVM, so moved keyboard to be directly connected to PC, no different, then I put keyboard settings back to US, restarted xorg and virtual consoles were working, the gnome Desktop/Preferences/Keyboard and Desktop/Administration/Keyboard options don't allow me to change back to a UK layout, I tried using keyboard model "Compaq easy access keyboard" which is the correct model for my keybaord but then I got an error dialog Error activating XKB configuration. It can happen under various circumstances: - a bug in libxklavier library - a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities) - X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation X server version data: The X.Org Foundation 69999902 If you report this situation as a bug, please include: # gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd layouts = [] model = compaqeak8 overrideSettings = true options = [] # xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", "" # dmesg | grep -2i chicony hub 2-2:1.0: 4 ports detected usb 3-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 input: CHICONY Compaq USB Keyboard as /class/input/input2 input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHICONY Compaq USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1 input: CHICONY Compaq USB Keyboard as /class/input/input3 input,hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [CHICONY Compaq USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1 usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 So I changed back to "Generic 105 key intl" In keyboard preferences "US English" is the default, I have a button to remove that, but the button to Add another layout is greyed out. I am up to date with rawhide, any suggestions to fix, or more information required that will be helpful?
It seems to be sort of fixed in the current rawhide. By sort of, I mean that if I set the keyboard using Gnome, I get a message asking me if I want to use the xorg keyboard or Gnome one - I choose gnome and all is well with the world. It looks like xorg may still be bust, but gnome is fixing the problem!
Yes, rawhide 20051201 became available a few minutes after my last comment, I've upgraded to that and I now have a UK layout with working virtual consoles, so that is good. I remember that I got the "use xorg or gnome settings" question when I first installed, can't remember what I answered though. However if I change the model from pc105 to compaqeak8 I still get the error "Error activating XKB configuration" I'm not sure if I would get any benefit from the 8 "easy access" keys even if I had them, I tend to ignore they're even there, I didn't even realise xorg would be interested in them, perhaps some people have a use for them?