Bug 350911

Summary:	x11-base/xorg-server-1.9.2 with udev fails to generate error on wrong keyboard layout
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	tbartdev
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	jmbsvicetto
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Xorg logfile after setting wrong layout

Description tbartdev 2011-01-07 00:23:17 UTC

entering a wrong keyboard layout like:
Option         "XkbLayout" "de-latin1"
(I had that for years, and it worked... )

makes X detect everything as it should - the keyboard simply does not work.
no error whatsoever in the log file. this is frustrating. (took me about 4 hours to find out)

xorg.0.log follows



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. enter unsupported layout 
2. start X
3. enjoy error-free startup with no keyboard



Expected Results:  
X should at least spit out an error that it won't be able to use this layout

Comment 1 tbartdev 2011-01-07 00:24:14 UTC

Created attachment 259104 [details]
Xorg logfile after setting wrong layout

Comment 2 Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn gentoo-dev

2011-01-09 16:09:06 UTC

Probably it is best to report this upstream, we have little means of fixing that.

Comment 3 Matt Turner gentoo-dev

2017-01-26 05:33:24 UTC

Please report upstream if this is still a problem.