Bug 265383 – x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-1.5 doesn't seem to work

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Markus Peloquin 2009-04-07 21:57:42 UTC]

I'm seeing multiple problems.  My keyboard configuration in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/ doesn't get used.  Additionally, typing CTRL+ALT+F1 with a terminal in focus just types some strange characters, as does CTRL+ALT+Backspace.

I have the newest versions of hal, evdev, and xorg-server:
sys-apps/hal-0.5.11-r8
x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.2.0-r1

I looked through /var/log/Xorg.0.log and saw no errors.  I tried rebuilding these packages a couple times to no effect.  Downgrading to 1.4 fixes the problems.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

[Comment 1 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) 2009-04-07 22:01:17 UTC]

Please post your "emerge --info" and attach your keyboard configuration from /etc/hal/fdi/policy/

[Comment 2 Markus Peloquin 2009-04-07 22:04:45 UTC]

Created attachment 187642 [details]
emerge --info

[Comment 3 Markus Peloquin 2009-04-07 22:08:52 UTC]

Created attachment 187648 [details]
10-keyboard.fdi

Note that I use the non-deprecated 'input.x11_options.Xkb*' keys instead of 'input.xkb.*'.  I tried both ways to no effect.  Here's the relevant output of lshal (with a working xkeyboard-config-1.4):

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port_logicaldev_input'
  info.addons.singleton = {'hald-addon-input'} (string list)
  info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.keyboard', 'input.keypad', 'input.keys', 'button'} (string list)
  info.category = 'input'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port'  (string)
  info.product = 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'  (string)
  info.subsystem = 'input'  (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port_logicaldev_input'  (string)
  input.device = '/dev/input/event5'  (string)
  input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_KBD_port'  (string)
  input.product = 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'  (string)
  input.x11_driver = 'evdev'  (string)
  input.x11_options.XkbLayout = 'dvorak,us'  (string)
  input.x11_options.XkbModel = 'pc104'  (string)
  input.x11_options.XkbOptions = {'grp:alt_shift_toggle', 'grp_led:scroll'} (string list)
  input.xkb.layout = 'us'  (string)
  input.xkb.model = 'evdev'  (string)
  input.xkb.rules = 'base'  (string)
  input.xkb.variant = ''  (string)
  linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event5'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'input'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/input/input5/event5'  (string)

As memory serves, the lshal output was identical with xkeyboard-config-1.5.

[Comment 4 Rafał Mużyło 2009-04-07 23:38:50 UTC]

While your fdi file seems to validate,
there's no 'dvorak' layout, there is,
however, a 'dvorak' variant of a few layouts.

And most probably, you WANT model to stay 'evdev'.

[Comment 5 Markus Peloquin 2009-04-08 01:05:29 UTC]

I wonder where this stuff gets documented.  I only know about 'input.xkb.*' being deprecated because I saw the source code.  The following works, and the key was to get the layout/variant options correct:

<deviceinfo version='0.2'>
  <device>
    <match key='info.capabilities' contains='input.keyboard'>
      <merge key='input.x11_driver' type='string'>evdev</merge>
      <merge key='input.x11_options.XkbLayout' type='string'>us,us</merge>
      <merge key='input.x11_options.XkbVariant' type='string'>dvorak,</merge>
      <merge key='input.x11_options.XkbOptions' type='strlist'>grp:alt_shift_toggle</merge>
      <append key='input.x11_options.XkbOptions' type='strlist'>grp_led:scroll</append>
      <merge key='input.x11_options.XkbModel' type='string'>evdev</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>