LinuxQuestions.org
Visit Jeremy's Blog.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Debian
User Name
Password
Debian This forum is for the discussion of Debian Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-24-2006, 03:54 AM   #1
Joe Soap
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Switzerland
Distribution: Debian, Sidux
Posts: 225

Rep: Reputation: 30
Keymap missing after upgrade


I'm running Kanotix (testing/unstable) on my laptop. The laptop has a Swiss German keyboard layout. After upgrading a number of packages via synaptic, my Swiss German keymap (de_CH?) seems to have disappeared. I initially tried to selectthe Swiss German layout via KDE's control center but that didn't work. It does, however, work for other layouts. I then checked /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz and noticed that there is no de_CH keymap. The fr_CH keymaps are available.

Any suggestions on what I can do to get it back?
 
Old 02-24-2006, 04:11 AM   #2
kloss
Member
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: France & Germany
Distribution: (Pure) Debian Etch & Sid
Posts: 116

Rep: Reputation: 15
If you simply do in an xterm :

setxkbmap ch

Do you get the right layout?

++
 
Old 02-24-2006, 04:28 AM   #3
Joe Soap
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Switzerland
Distribution: Debian, Sidux
Posts: 225

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 30
kloss,

Thanks. I tried that and it works. How can I ensure that that remains the selected layout?

Btw, I found out that the keymap for Swiss German is sg-latin1 and I do have that present in /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz

Cheers
Joe
 
Old 02-24-2006, 04:37 AM   #4
kloss
Member
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: France & Germany
Distribution: (Pure) Debian Etch & Sid
Posts: 116

Rep: Reputation: 15
Change the following line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf :
Option "XkbLayout" "ch"

Imho the file for your keyboard is /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/ch, not /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz/sg-latin1.kmap.gz. I think it works with only "ch" because the default variant in the ch file is german.

++
 
Old 02-24-2006, 05:48 AM   #5
Joe Soap
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Switzerland
Distribution: Debian, Sidux
Posts: 225

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 30
Thanks kloss, that did the trick. Your help is much appreciated.
 
Old 03-07-2006, 07:23 AM   #6
-danu
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Apr 2004
Distribution: Debian/GNU 2.4.31
Posts: 6

Rep: Reputation: 0
Thanks kloss!
Your hint helped me in a moment of mental derangement ;-)
Couldn't type any pipes (|) anymore.
-danu
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Upgrade to 2.6 kernel, what am I missing? jnsg Slackware 27 12-02-2006 01:54 AM
KDE Session missing [9.3 Upgrade] Stack Overflow SUSE / openSUSE 1 05-30-2005 03:33 PM
KDE styles missing after upgrade mdarby Slackware 13 04-26-2005 12:09 AM
missing fonts after fontconfig upgrade food Debian 2 04-07-2005 03:36 PM
Missing modules when upgrade kernel 2.6 letdoit Slackware 7 05-26-2004 12:42 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Debian

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:58 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration