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Changing keyboard layout

Hi,
I am using knoppix, I changed by hand some files(XFree86Config-4, /etc/profile, /etc/environment/..) trying to set my keboard layout to spanish but it finished with my language options broken. I made a disaster!!! Now i installed KDE 3.2.3 but the KDE Keyboard tool does not work either!!. Previously this tool used to work perfectly. It seems that i broke the language configuration. Does anyone know how can i set up the language through command line or after editing some files? I am desperate because now i can only work with an English layout and believe me for a spanish is quite a big problem.
Thanks in advanced

Set it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf or xf86config.conf

Code:

    Option "XkbRules"    "xorg"

    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"

    Option "XkbLayout"  "en_US"  # or "es" or any other

and disable keyboard layout management in Gnome or KDE or whichever you use.

If you want to change just for a little while then use the setxkbmap command:

Code:

setxkbmap es

setxkbmap us

(the first should go to spanish, the second to US layout)

That it is what i have in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file related to the keyboard:

Code:

# This is just the default keymap for X.

# May be changed with the KDE international keyboard tool.

  XkbModel    "pc101"

  XkbLayout  "es"

  XkbVariant  "nodeadkeys"

#  XkbOptions  "ctrl:swapcaps"

#  XkbKeycodes    "xfree86"

#  XkbTypes        "default"

#  XkbCompat      "default"

#  XkbSymbols      "us(pc101)"

#  XkbGeometry    "pc"

#  XkbRules        "xfree86"

#  XkbModel        "pc101"

#  XkbLayout      "us"

But i think that my system uses the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file which contains the section:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier  "Keyboard0"

    Driver      "keyboard"

    Option      "CoreKeyboard"

    Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"

    Option "XkbModel" "pc101"

    Option "XkbLayout" "es"

EndSection

I suppose that the error is related whith the configuration of the KDE keyboard tool but i do not manage to fi
nd anything in the /etc/X11/xkb

The stexkbmap commands do not work:

Code:

>setxkbmap es

>Error loading new keyboard description

Now i am using the xkbsel packet which allow me to change the keyboard layout through the command line.
Is there anybody who has any idea? i would like to have my keyboard configured in a proper way.
Thanks in advanced.

Quote:

Originally posted by SAC82
That it is what i have in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file related to the keyboard:

Code:

# This is just the default keymap for X. # May be changed with the KDE international keyboard tool. XkbModel "pc101" XkbLayout "es" XkbVariant "nodeadkeys" # XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps" # XkbKeycodes "xfree86" # XkbTypes "default" # XkbCompat "default" # XkbSymbols "us(pc101)" # XkbGeometry "pc" # XkbRules "xfree86" # XkbModel "pc101" # XkbLayout "us"

But i think that my system uses the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file which contains the section:

Code:

Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc101" Option "XkbLayout" "es" EndSection

I suppose that the error is related whith the configuration of the KDE keyboard tool but i do not manage to fi
nd anything in the /etc/X11/xkb

The stexkbmap commands do not work:

Code:

>setxkbmap es >Error loading new keyboard description

Now i am using the xkbsel packet which allow me to change the keyboard layout through the command line.
Is there anybody who has any idea? i would like to have my keyboard configured in a proper way.
Thanks in advanced.

That partiicular setxkbmap works fine for me...I think you're having problems because you don't have spanish keymaps installed on your system. I don't think any command will set your keymap correctly because you simply don't have them installed.

Quote:

Originally posted by Komakino
That partiicular setxkbmap works fine for me...I think you're having problems because you don't have spanish keymaps installed on your system. I don't think any command will set your keymap correctly because you simply don't have them installed.

I am able to set the spanish keyboard with the xkbsel command. I suppose i can not set this layout without the keymap installed. Am i right?

What package contains the spanish keymaps? Where can i find it?.