I just installed XFree86 4.2.99.4, i have the "microsoftpro" keybord layout, with the italian keymap. The '<' doesn't work, like if is it broken (i mean, it's not a wrong entry on the keymap). Trying to use the "pc105" keybord layout, problems are solved. I have not tried with other keymaps, but i think that the problem is on the physicall key, for who doesn't know the italian keymap, we have the '<' key on the left of the 'z', using a QWERTY keyboard Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Emerge XFree86 4.2.99.4 2. Set "microsoftpro" as keyboard layout Actual Results: '<' key doesn't work. Expected Results: it should work.
*** Bug 15114 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I merged xfree 4.2.99.4 last night, and this morning the keymappings were all messed up. I couldn't type anything properly in X. At the end of my Xfree86.0.log there was a line that said something about /var/tmp/server-0.xkv (I'm not certain about the filename.) then complained about keymapping. I had to remerge x 4.2.1-r2 to get x to work again.
try pc105 keyboard?
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I have tried using: miscrosoft, pc101, pc104 and pc105 I'm using a us layout.
in de-latin1 the "pipe" key is messed up too. 104pc keyb
can you check with X-4.2.99.902 please?
still doesn't work for me with microsoftpro, but works now with pc105
so there's progress, anyway...
andreas, what was the exact error with xfree-4.3.0?
I just tested it with X-4.2.99.902. I had the same behavior as reported before. <> | didn't work. switched to pc105 and they work. I found something on this topic on the xfree mailinglist: http://www.mail-archive.com/devel%40xfree86.org/msg00789.html
I just tried X 4.3.0, and still my entire layout it messed up.
I used to have issues with X 4.3 (upgrading form 4.2.1) emerge -C xfree ; emerge xfree didn't help. I've had to rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb and emerge xfree to solve my problem. HTH, Norberto
um, did you run etc-update the first time?
please try xfree-4.3.0-r2 (it's currently masked in package.mask, so act accordingly). please report ASAP.
I've just upgraded to xfree-4.3.0-r2 along with xft-2.0.1-r2 and now gnome won't startup. do i have to recompile something? I always get the gnome splashscreen and that's it. no error logs, nothing.
yeah, try this: /etc/init.d/xfs start then try gnome again (are you using gdm or startx, btw?)
/etc/init.d/xfs restart didn't help :( I'm using startx btw. and oh, I forgot, microsoftpro works now :)
ok. I unmerged fontconfig and xft. then I reemerged both and now gnome works again.
keyboard issues seem, by and large, to be solved with 4.3.0-r2 brain, can you confirm, please?
yes, problems solved here, now it's just working fine
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