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From: Camaleón on 5 Jun 2010 06:50 On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > Phil Requirements writes: >> Yes, you need to create a simple xorg.conf, because they aren't used by >> default. I had to create xorg.conf on my system to specify some >> keyboard options. It works nicely. > > For me the command X -configure doesn't works, because the system hangs > forever. > > What do you command use for xorg.conf to get it? Or, maybe it is there > another way (udev rules maybe) to setup xkeyboard layouts? This is what I am using in Lenny in my "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file (the file is bigger, this is just the section for setting the keyboard). It should be still valid: *** Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "es" EndSection *** Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.06.05.10.47.56(a)gmail.com
From: Wolodja Wentland on 5 Jun 2010 12:40 On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 17:15 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > Paul Chany <csanyipal(a)gmail.com> writes: > > Paul Chany <csanyipal(a)gmail.com> writes: > >> Mitchell Laks <mlaks(a)post.harvard.edu> writes: > >>> On 14:52 Fri 04 Jun , Kelly Clowers wrote: > >>>> /etc/default/keyboard > >>> I agree. This is new and replaces the xorg.conf location. > And from where you know that? > >>> also look at /etc/default/console-setup for your tty consoles. > If one have setup his/her console setup with console-setup tool, then > his/her xserver uses this setup for XWindow too, right? I don't quite understand your confusion and I am still not sure if I can help you, because I don't know the *tool* you are using to switch between different keymaps and its requirements. You use console-setup (dpkg-reconfigure console-setup) and the aforementioned files to configure your *global*/default keymap used in X and on the console. There are a variety of ways to *switch* keymaps within X and most desktop environments provide their own tools to do so. (gnome-keyboard-properties for example), but you can always use a tool such as "setxkbmap" to switch to a different keymap without the need to run "gnome-settings-daemon" (or other applicable DE daemons/tools). It is fairly easy to define hotkeys that trigger different "setxkbmap" commands in most window managers. I have already pointed out that I don't know the tool you are using to switch keymaps, but if its requirement is that you define *all* keymaps you might potentially use in your xorg.xonf then this is most definitely the only way *if you want to use that tool*. You might want to read the README.Debian for that tool and its manpage to check if the way to setup it changed in the meantime. What went wrong with "X -configure" or "X -configure :1"? It is hard to help if you don't provide any output generated by these programs? Have you read the wiki page I linked? Kind regards Wolodja -- .''`. Wolodja Wentland <wentland(a)cl.uni-heidelberg.de> : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC
From: Charles Kroeger on 6 Jun 2010 01:10 Try this: #dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg This makes an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, but sometimes it's not so good, but you have to try, then read this: $man xorg.conf -- C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100606004553.17100a20(a)Mondo
From: Kelly Clowers on 6 Jun 2010 01:30 On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 03:47, Camaleón <noelamac(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > >> Phil Requirements writes: > >>> Yes, you need to create a simple xorg.conf, because they aren't used by >>> default. I had to create xorg.conf on my system to specify some >>> keyboard options. It works nicely. >> >> For me the command X -configure doesn't works, because the system hangs >> forever. >> >> What do you command use for xorg.conf to get it? Or, maybe it is there >> another way (udev rules maybe) to setup xkeyboard layouts? > > This is what I am using in Lenny in my "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file (the > file is bigger, this is just the section for setting the keyboard). It > should be still valid: > > *** > Section "InputDevice" >     Identifier    "Generic Keyboard" >     Driver      "kbd" >     Option      "XkbRules"    "xorg" >     Option      "XkbModel"    "pc105" >     Option      "XkbLayout"   "es" > EndSection > *** That doesn't even work anymore, does it? At least for a while when the changeover first happened, I had that stuff in xorg.conf, but it had no effect until I put it in /etc/default/console-setup (later /etc/default/keyboard) Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTil1ZGI75Xj30W-iH-EaY9_kGFg3XHPF2QPrvQKI(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Wolodja Wentland on 6 Jun 2010 05:00
On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 20:41 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > Wolodja Wentland <wentland(a)cl.uni-heidelberg.de> writes: > > There are a variety of ways to *switch* keymaps within X and most > > desktop environments provide their own tools to do so. > > (gnome-keyboard-properties for example), but you can always use a tool > > such as "setxkbmap" to switch to a different keymap without the need to > > run "gnome-settings-daemon" (or other applicable DE daemons/tools). It is > > fairly easy to define hotkeys that trigger different "setxkbmap" > > commands in most window managers. > > I don't use GNOME. I was always used fookb-wmaker on Window Maker to > swtich keyboard layouts. Yes, sure. I never assumed that you do and just wanted to point out how *other* WMs/DEs handle the situation. Is setxkbmap working? > > > What went wrong with "X -configure" or "X -configure :1"? It is hard to > > help if you don't provide any output generated by these programs? Have > > you read the wiki page I linked? > Like I sed there isn't any output of X -configure command; the system > hangs forever, so I must to restart the PC Box with the Reset Button. That is unfortunate and you might want to file a bug against Xorg, but as fookb-wmaker seems to need a specific Xorg configuration you will have to configure Xorg in another way. You did execute that command as root, didn't you? Do you execute it within a running X server and hence user "X -configure :1"? Does the same happen when you use "Xorg -configure :1" ? Try: dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg which should generate a xorg.conf file for you and read "man xorg.conf". You can also base your configuration on /usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg/examples/xorg.conf You can also use a different keymap switcher, e.g. stxkbmap with suitable hotkeys configured in wmaker or run the applicable GNOME daemons (gnome-settings-daemon) and configure your keymaps with gnome-keyboard-properties. good luck Wolodja -- .''`. Wolodja Wentland <wentland(a)cl.uni-heidelberg.de> : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC |