reopen 301015 reassign 301015 capplets quit Those looks like : http://bugs.debian.org/296434
Though i had this problem and it is fixed for me , i have confirmation from this report submitter that the problem still exists. And http://bugs.debian.org/301262 confirms it. Though both reports apply to new intallations. I will try those to check even if it is a non sense. It may be an unrelated issue, there are open bugs regarding keyboard capplets failing . Those cases may prevent the code to reach the routine that check the Xfree layout ... Regards Alban Submitter confirmation: On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 09:06:50PM +0200, Alban browaeys wrote: > > # gconftool-2 --direct --config-source \ > > xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type string --set \ > > /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb/layouts gb > > > > That looks good. Did you gconftool-2 --shutdown (to avoid gconf session > cache) before applying ? > Also this won't fix already broken gconf xkb config. This only change > the defaults if the value is not defined. > > This bug report looks close to yours ... but the submitter made a fuss > and other confirmed, then it was finally patched: > > capplets: Default keyboard layout defined in XF86Config-4 not honored > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=296434 > + Don't check the "options" key (closes: #296434). Well, I have deleted all gnome software and reinstalled, but somehow the problem persists. Each user logging in for the first time gets 6-8 error messages of this type: Error activating XKB configuration. Probably internal X server problem. X server version data: The XFree86 Project, Inc 40300001 You are using XFree 4.3.0. There are known problems with complex XKB configurations. Try using simpler configuration or a newer version of the XFree software. If you report this situation as a bug, please include: - The result of xprop -root | grep XKB - The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb And these commands produce this output: # xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "gb", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "gb", "", "" # gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb layouts = gb So the problem persists somehow even when gnome is completely reinstalled. By going into Desktop->Keyboard->Layout one user finds no layout is defined, and by changing this to United Kingdom, that user has no further problems. But unfortunately the general problem persists, even when I run the commands you suggested: # gconftool-2 --shutdown # gconftool-2 -type list --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb/layouts gb # xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "gb", "", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "gb", "", "" # gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb layouts = gb Thanks for your time, and I should be very grateful for any suggestions about possible ways to get gnome back working without making all 3000-odd users reconfigure their keyboards on every machine! -- Owen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
