Eduard Bloch wrote: > retitle 522608 wrong keyboard settings immediately after startup > thanks > > #include <hallo.h> > * Michael Biebl [Sun, Apr 05 2009, 03:44:53PM]: >> Eduard Bloch schrieb: >>> Package: hal >>> Version: 0.5.11-8 >>> Severity: important >>> >>> Forwarding Ubuntu bug 275825: >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/hal/+bug/275825 >>> >>> I had very similar issue, only a >>> >>> config/hal] couldn't initialise context: (null)/(null) >>> >> Should be fixed. >> We have a dpkg file trigger which will automatically refresh the cache >> whenever a new fdi file under /usr/share/hal/fdi is installed. >> >> I'm not sure, what more we can do about this within hal. >> >> Do you remember if this hal trigger was activated or not? > > Actually it seems that I am mistaken. The symptoms are following: > > - system boots > - Xorg and xdm start > - I get wrong keymap in xdm, and the message mentioned above in the > Xorg.0.log. Also, all applications started in this session have > initially a wrong layout. Changing it with setxkbmap only changes the > setting in applications started aftwards (which is unusual). > - BUT when I restart Xorg later, then everything works just fine, no hal > message in Xorg log, applications listen to keymap changes, etc.
Ok, this seems to be an entirely different problem. > So it looks like hal is not ready when xdm starts? But why? Simply check, if hal is running. Why don't you add a little debug check in the xdm start script, something like lshal | input.xkb > /tmp/log This way you can check, if hal is started up correctly and we have to look for the problem elsewhere. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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