Could it be some leftover gconf settings from previous buggy gdm versions? Can you please remove/move aside /var/lib/gdm/.gconf/apps/gdm /simple-greeter/%gconf.xml and see whether it still happens?
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Greeter always defaults to USA keyboard layout, ignoring system configuration https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442115 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs