XKB initialization error on session start

Joe Marcus Clarke marcus at marcuscom.com
Tue Oct 5 09:03:34 PDT 2004


On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 03:22, Vladimir Grebenschikov wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On gnome login warning about XKB error appears and suggest report result
> of following commands:
> 
> % xprop -root | grep XKB
> _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "us+ru", "",
> "altwin:meta_win,grp_led:scroll,grp:rctrl_toggle"
> _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xfree86", "pc105", "us+ru", "",
> "altwin:meta_win,grp_led:scroll,grp:rctrl_toggle"
> % gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb
>  layouts = [us+ru]
>  model = pc105
>  overrideSettings = false
>  options = [altwin      altwin:meta_win,grp_led grp_led:scroll,grp
> grp:rctrl_toggle]
>  update_handlers = []
> %
> 
> This is appears after migrationg to Xorg and gnome-2.8
> 
> Looks like there is something wrong with mode-switch in my X
> configuration
> 
> corresponding part of xorg.conf:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "keyboard"
>         
>         Option "XkbRules"   "xfree86"
>         Option "XkbModel"   "pc105"  
>         Option "XkbLayout"  "us+ru"  
>         Option "XkbOptions"
> "altwin:meta_win,grp_led:scroll,grp:rctrl_toggle"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> XEmacs also complains something about it:
> 
> (1) (key-mapping/warning) XEmacs:  Mode_switch (0x5d) generates both
> Mod3 and Mod5, which is nonsensical.
> 
> And xbbvleds lights two leds (2nd and 4th) on mode-switch key (right
> control).
> 
> 
> Any hints will be very appreciated.

Read /usr/ports/UPDATING.

Joe

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