Installed kde 3392 rpms keyboard dead inside kde (writing thru kcharmap), alt f2 working until kde starts. changing kb layout thru yast no good.
suse 9.1


rpm -i --replacefiles --replacepkgs

file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/arts-1.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/arts-gmcop-1.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaccessibility3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-games-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-kate-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-kicker-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-konqueror-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-kontact-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeaddons3-sound-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeadmin3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeartwork3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeartwork3-sound-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeartwork3-xscreensaver-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeutils3-devel-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebindings3-perl-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-devel-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-lisa-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-kamera-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/unsermake-0.3.1-6.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-devel-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-lan-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-nsplugin-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-samba-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-extra-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-wireless-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeutils3-laptop-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdepim3-devel-3.3.92-2.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-postscript-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-query-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-news-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegames3-card-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-tex-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebindings3-javascript-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdepim3-time-management-3.3.92-2.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-dialup-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-extra-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-kdm-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-IRC-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdepim3-sync-3.3.92-2.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdelibs3-doc-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegames3-tactic-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeutils3-extra-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-scan-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-vnc-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdelibs3-devel-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdenetwork3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdepim3-kpilot-3.3.92-2.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-imaging-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegraphics3-3D-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeutils3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegames3-board-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdetoys3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegames3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdegames3-arcade-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebindings3-java-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebindings3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdewebdev3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdelibs3-devel-doc-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdepim3-3.3.92-2.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdevelop3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdelibs3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdeedu3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/kdebase3-3.3.92-1.i586.rpm
file:///home/schmucker/Documents/Downloads/RPM/kde3.4/qt3-3.3.4-3.i586.rpm

OK, I admit it: I panicked when my keyboard wasn't working.
Here's the solution (from http://linux-club.de/viewtopic.php?t=25449 )
Copy this into the Run field
/opt/kde3/bin/genkdmconf --no-old --in /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/