[Solved] No german keyboard-layout with evdev + hal

[Thommy020]

Hi!!

I have tried now for many hours, but seems nothing what i have been reading here and in other forums till now did help...

On my computer i am running xfce, the xorg-server has version 1.6.3.901, hal is 0.5.12. Mouse and keyboard are detected, but I can not switch the keyboard-layout to german. Seems that I can write anything to /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi, the settings never change..

So here are my configs:

[code]/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
<!-- Option "XkbModel" "pc105" -->
<merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.XkbRules" type="string">evdev</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.XkbLayout" type="string">evdev</merge>
<merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">de</merge>
<merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">nodeadkeys</merge>
</match>
</deviceinfo>

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The Output of lshal |grep input:

[code]udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port_logicaldev_input'
info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.mouse'} (string list)
info.category = 'input' (string)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port_logicaldev_input' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event1' (string)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port' (string)
input.product = 'ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'evdev' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event1' (string)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input1/event1' (string)
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port_logicaldev_input'
info.addons.singleton = {'hald-addon-input'} (string list)
info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.keyboard', 'input.keypad', 'input.keys', 'button'} (string list)
info.category = 'input' (string)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port_logicaldev_input' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event0' (string)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port' (string)
input.product = 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'evdev' (string)
input.x11_options.XkbLayout = 'de' (string)
input.x11_options.XkbRules = 'evdev' (string)
input.xkb.layout = 'de' (string)
input.xkb.model = 'evdev' (string)
input.xkb.rules = 'base' (string)
input.xkb.variant = 'nodeadkeys' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event0' (string)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0' (string)

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In make.conf I have: [code]INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev"[/code]

And here is the Xorg.log:

[code]This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 i686
Current Operating System: Linux thommy 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 #1 Sun Sep 13 18:47:21 CEST 2009 i686
Build Date: 30 October 2009 06:50:53PM

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Oct 30 19:07:33 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Card0"
(**) Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"
(**) Not automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID/" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(WW) Ignoring unrecognized extension "Render"
(==) |-->Input Device "<default pointer>"
(==) |-->Input Device "<default keyboard>"
(==) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
Using the default mouse configuration.
(==) The core keyboard device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
Using the default keyboard configuration.
(II) Loader magic: 0x1aa0
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:0181:10b0:0427 nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] rev 193, Mem @ 0xec000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/134217728, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "xtrap"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module xtrap
(II) UnloadModule: "xtrap"
(EE) Failed to load module "xtrap" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 96.43.13 Thu Jun 25 18:56:56 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module type1
(II) UnloadModule: "type1"
(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module freetype
(II) UnloadModule: "freetype"
(EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri
(II) UnloadModule: "dri"
(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
(II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
(EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.4.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.3.2
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 96.43.13 Thu Jun 25 18:45:26 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 03@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "3"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "DamageEvents" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 65536 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.18.20.15.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X at
(--) NVIDIA(0): PCI:3:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): Sony CPD-E400P (CRT-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Sony CPD-E400P (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x960_85.0"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 960
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (87, 90); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x960_85.0"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBVisuals" is not used
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...
(II) <default pointer>: Setting Device option to "/dev/input/mice"
(--) <default pointer>: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(==) <default pointer>: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) <default pointer>: always reports core events
(==) <default pointer>: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) <default pointer>: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) <default pointer>: Buttons: 9
(**) <default pointer>: Sensitivity: 1
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "<default pointer>" (type: MOUSE)
(**) <default pointer>: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) <default pointer>: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) <default pointer>: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) <default pointer>: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) <default pointer>: Setting mouse protocol to "ExplorerPS/2"
(II) <default pointer>: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) <default keyboard>: always reports core events
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) <default keyboard>: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) <default keyboard>: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
(**) <default keyboard>: XkbModel: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) <default keyboard>: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) <default keyboard>: CustomKeycodes disabled
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "<default keyboard>" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) config/hal: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (


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and last but not least mz xorg.conf:

[code]Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
# InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
# InputDevice "Keyboard0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection

#Section "ServerFlags"
#Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Keyboard0"
# Driver "evdev"
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
# Option "Buttons" "7"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
# mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "SNY"
ModelName "CPD-E400P"
DisplaySize 380 305
HorizSync 30.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0

# Mode "1024x768i"
# DotClock 45
# HTimings 1400 1024 1208 1264
# Vtimings 1050 768 784 817
# Flags "Interlace"
# Option "DPMS"
ModeLine "1400x1050_80.0" 168.0 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1099
ModeLine "1280x960_85.0" 149.43 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1008
ModeLine "1400x1050_85.0" 179.26 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1103
#EndMode
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
#Option "FPScale" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPTweak" # <i>
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
# Driver "nv"
Option "NvAGP" "3"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
# Option "backingstore" "true"
# Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "DamageEvents" "true"
# VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
# BoardName "NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
# BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "Render" "Enable" #Neu 13.3.!
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
# DisplaySize 380 305
Modes "1280x960"
Viewport 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
# Modes "1280x960"
Modes "1280x960_85.0"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection


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I wonder why Xorg sets the XkbLayout to "us" while lshal says that it is "de"...

hope to find the answer soon..

Thanks and Greetings!

Thommy

[sera]

Please try:

[Thommy020]

That did not help... same problem again..

[toralf]

This works for me :

[Oerpi]

Please Comment

[Thommy020]

To toralf: Yes, I restarted hald and X, but nothing changed. xorg.conf is only in /etc/X11. I will see what happens when I delete it (after I have saved it). Would be interesting if that works..
Your fdi-file did not work for me, again nothing changed.. don't know whz..

To Oerpi: AutoAddDevices is already commented.. so it would simply do nothing in make.conf..

To all: Thank you for your response, hope we will get this fixed together...

[Oerpi]

The xorg.conf you posted hat that option twice but only one was commented out.

As another alternative you could comment out everything except your device sectionsince you use hal.

This is how my xorg.conf looks like:

[Thommy020]

Wow!!! I can|t believe it!! Deleting xorg.conf works, now everything is fine, only my resolution is much too high.. but I think I will get this.. Thank you all for your help!!

[Thommy020]

@Oerpi: You're right.. I just didn't realize that. Just restored xorg.conf without "AutoAddDevices" and everything's fine.. and soon I'll throw out everything but the nvidia-driver and the glx-module..

[VoidMage]

For one stick to one option style - the new one.
input.x11_options.XkbLayout is the same as input.xkb.layout, former is the new
and it overrides the old. Also 'lshal |grep input' is one of the more broken ways
of getting that info - there are many better.

See also how many devices have input.keys capability - chances are your power button
is among them and that messes things up.