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#1 2014-07-01 15:17:26
- mmmm_cake
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- From: New Jersey, USA
- Registered: 2013-10-06
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[Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Today when I logged in to Cinnamon, a pop-up appeared saying, "Error activating XKB configuration. There can be various reasons for that." It also said I should report the output of the following commands:
$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "pc104", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc104", "us", "", ""
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard model
''
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard layouts
['us', 'il']
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard options
['grp\tgrp:alt_shift_toggle']As far as I know, nothing has changed since the last time I logged in, when everything was working. This message also pops up when I edit keyboard layout settings in Cinnamon Settings or dconf Editor. The keyboard applet no longer appears in my panel (though it is still there), and I cannot use Alt+Shift to switch keyboard layouts. What could be wrong?
Last edited by mmmm_cake (2014-07-01 21:29:03)
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#2 2014-07-01 16:32:42
- ryuzy
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- Registered: 2014-01-12
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Same problem here, and I have the same output for the suggested commands.
I use a notebook with integrated keyboard, and now I can't change the layout (it give me always the us)
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#3 2014-07-01 17:59:55
- kalsan
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Same problem here. Keyboard is now permanently EN-US.
Outputs are:
$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "pc104", "ch", "nodeadkeys", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc104", "ch", "nodeadkeys", ""
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard model
''
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard layouts
['ch', 'ch\tfr', 'us']
$ gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard options
['grp\tgrp:shift_caps_toggle', 'terminate\tterminate:ctrl_alt_bksp']
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#4 2014-07-01 19:20:38
- castillojdavid
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- From: Colombia
- Registered: 2013-12-15
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Same problem here. I'm using MATE. I can't change the layout neither.
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#5 2014-07-01 19:32:25
- Fixxer
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- Registered: 2011-08-29
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Look at this thread.
Of course replace keymap code with yours.
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#6 2014-07-01 20:30:30
- kalsan
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
Thank you. I will do all further posts in that thread.
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#7 2014-07-01 21:28:40
- mmmm_cake
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
DeltaKilo's suggestion in the thread mentioned above worked for me.
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#8 2014-07-02 16:34:24
- daymoon
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- From: Czech Republic
- Registered: 2013-09-16
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
libxklavier-5.4-1 out and working!
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#9 2014-07-02 19:17:20
- kalsan
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
I confirm that the fix works fine.
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#10 2014-07-03 10:12:54
- moizgr
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- Registered: 2013-03-19
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Re: [Solved] Error activating XKB configuration.
full system upgrade ll solve the problem
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