Xkb Configuration

ianomc · n00b Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 21

Hey,

I'm having trouble with XKB....

Every time I startx(or log in using xdm) I get an error dialog saying...

Deathwing00 · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo.

filoponz · n00b Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 15

Same error for me: it occured after upgrade to xorg-x11 6.8.0-r3.
I'm thinking to downgrade to the previous release, but before doing that, I'd like to listen to other advices...
Can anybody help us?
Thank you!

Legoguy · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject:

Same problem here, using fluxbox. The culprit is that I have /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon in my ~/.fluxbox/apps file to start automatically.

Happened after the xorg upgrade. One thing I've noticed is that the Ctrl-Alt-Fn buttons don't work to switch back to the console. Pity, I have to do it remotely from another system.

filoponz · n00b Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 15

Same problem: unable to switch to other consoles and stopping xdm I can switch again.
Starting directy with startx command I noticed this error: can't open compiled keyboard map in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled
The system search *.xkm files but it isn't unable to find them.
Moreover I noticed that I haven't .xkm files in my system! I think the new installation of xorg has removed them. I try to downgrade to the previous release, but same problems: no .xkm files in my system and same error.
I would try to recreate them, do you know how to do that?
Thank you! Bye!
(If we exchange our experience I think we can resolve the problem!)

Legoguy · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:09 pm Post subject:

I don't have any .xkm's either. Strange indeed. Not sure we can fix this one by ourselves, can anyone else who hasn't upgraded to the latest xorg do a locate xkm and see what you can find?

stormer · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: Fix it

Just edit xorg.conf changing this line:

Legoguy · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject:

I think it's already "kbd"..

DittoBox · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 79

He said to change it *TO* "keyboard" not from.
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revolthor · n00b Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 27

i tried this, and it did not solve anything. when i first checked, my driver was already set to "keyboard" i tried setting it back to "kbd", restarting, and then resetting it to "keyboard" but now i still have the same exact problem. has anyone reported this as a bug?

wangxiaohu · Apprentice Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 248

sheepz · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 4

same problem here it didn't load with driver "Keyboard" so i changed it to "kdb" then it did startup gnome but that's when i start getting alot of xkb errors..

grrrr

sheepz · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 4

well duno if it'll work for you guys/ladies but if you've the following line in your xorg.conf :

Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"

then that is your problem you need to change it to this :

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

next time gnome runs it'll ask if you want to use Gnome or X settings choose X (as said before in this post)

works fine now here (including CTRL+ALT+F# for changing console)

hope this will be usefull to someone