I have the feeling that this bug here might be a collection of several distinct issues, which all look the same due to lack of precise error messages. I filed bug #328980 asking for error messages to be displayed to the user.
Until then, you might use the attached script to learn more about this kind of error. Download it, and then call "sudo bash DownloadedScriptName install" in order to install a wrapper around xkbcomp. Then reproduce the issue, and have a look at /tmp/xkb.*/* for more details about xkbcomp invocations, especially /tmp/xkb.*/err for standard error messages. Once you are done, you can invoke the script with "sudo bash DownloadedScriptName uninstall" to remove the wrapper and "sudo bash DownloadedScriptName clean" to delete the collected data. With such a wrapper, you can get additional information, like shown in bug #327963 for my own Mac-related issue. Maybe with this information it becomes possible to distinguish the different causes of xkb error messages, and address them appropriately. ** Attachment added: "Install debug wrapper around xkbcomp" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22579754/debug67188.sh -- "Error activating XKB configuration." - Requires manual xorg.conf editing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67188 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in Mactel Support: Confirmed Status in “control-center” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xkeyboard-config” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “xkeyboard-config” source package in Fedora: In Progress Bug description: After upgrading to Edgy Eft, the Polish symbols disapeared when I write. However, they are properly displayed at the menus, web pages, etc.. During logging in, the system showed an error message: "There is an error of configuration activation of the XKB. This could be caused by: - error in libxklavier, or X serwera (tools xkbcomp, xmodmap), or serwer X is not comptible with libxkbfile implementation. Version of serwer X: The X.Org Foundation 70101000" The error message also suggests to run: ra...@domowy:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "pl", "qwerty", "lv3:ralt_switch" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "pl", "qwerty", "lv3:ralt_switch" and ra...@domowy:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd layouts = [] model = overrideSettings = true options = [] See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration for discussion of workarounds for this bug. For more discussion also see http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gnome/2005-December/013059.html and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288974. A correct solution requires that Preferences > keyboard (or a similar GUI configuration tool) set the keyboard correctly, without requiring editing of xorg.conf. Possibly it will need changed to not update gconf but rather update the xorg.conf file directly. This problem sometimes is caused by a new xorg that doesn't support the selected XkbVariant for the configured keyboard layout, and the upgrade program doesn't reconfigure xorg.conf (or whatever) correctly to switch to the proper layout. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
