error activating XKB configuration
Hi guys
I have the following error appearing after login/final startup. Not a disaster, just more annoying and buggin me more than anything Quote:
Dan |
the results
xprop -root | grep XKB Quote:
gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb Quote:
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Try configuring your GNOME keyboard language to be the same as that of X.
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how do i change 'everything' to UK ?
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You need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.config and change the lines similar to whats below
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Section "InputDevice" Code:
Section "InputDevice" |
thanks red
but I can't edit xorg.config as it doesn't seem to exist ??? |
ok, after some digging, you mean XF86Config-4 ?
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well its now fixed anyway :) thanks Red, your a star! :D
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Well most modern distros use xorg instead of xfree86 so my bad for assuming you were using xorg. Anyway I'm glad you got it sorted out.
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I had the same problem. I have tried the above solutions, but they didn't fix the problem. The following worked for me:
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$ sudo apt-get update I've added keyboard indicator to my gnome panel, right clicked it, chosen 'keyboard preferences'. English was default. I added another language (you could chose US en, or UK en) and made it default. Removed the previous default language, and re-added it again. Problem was fixed. I've made English default again, and never saw the warning since. |
More Error activating XKB config evidence
Hi Folks!
I have looked at a lot of the previous posts on this subject but they are either somewhat dated or not involving my software. I am on Ubuntu 8.04 and OOo Writer. My problem that has caused the Error Message is no more than I have lost the UK GBP Symbol normally found on Shift 3. All I get is a plain 3! All the other Shift Numbers are fine. I have tried most other fixes but nothing seems to work. I note that if I try to change the action of the key to the Euro sign as permitted in the Keyboard options, nothing happens..only 3! Knowing that most of youy seem to be USA-based this is probably not one you will have seen. But not many UK users seem to seen it either. I hope for words of wisdom. colintivy |
Hi,
Have you tried Right-Alt+3 In my bilingual keyboard (us/gr) the euro sign is typed when I press Right-Alt+E (or 5). And guess what? I have also the pound symbol by pressing Right-Alt+3 (£) |
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No, the alternative keying did not achieve anything. Another oddity that has cropped up is that I can no longer get the vertical bar (Alt Gr + key to left of 1) which is a bother, since it is necessary to type the first item required ie "xprop -root" etc., in the error panel. I am hoping that it is not a hardware bug that stops the 3 key from seeing the Shift signal, but that does not explain the absenceof the bar does it? colintivy |
I have got round to looking at this again. I have now found the | which is on Shift \ which is a normal combination on laptops. Why I used to get it as above I do not know.
As far as the pounds symbol is concerned no change, all I get is 3 whether it is shifted or not. This looks like a key problem in that it does not seem to see the shift signal BUT why do I get the error message indicating the "activating XKB configuration"? which suggests indigestion in that area??? I have tried to cat the two files listed without success, I only get another error message from that telling me that an invalid option has been used. The help file does not list this and using some of the options that might work no improvement is achieved. I have used a plain cat before but with no difficulty. The files in the original message are:- xprop -root | grep XKB and gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peropherals/keyboard/kbd Any clues out there? colintivy |
Hi,
As I told you, I'm using an us/el(gr) keyboard and Ctrl-LShift to change between keyboard layouts, but I guess using just the gb keyboard layout should work. Are you using the old kbd driver, or the new evdev driver? |
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