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leifkryfert

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Registered: 2016-12-17

Posts: 2

vncserver (x0vncserver)[SOLVED]

Hello guys,

Yesterday I started up a VNC-server on my Archlinux laptop for remote control.
I'm having troubles with the keyboard mapping because some buttons just won't work through the Vnc Viewer.
I am running Awesome Window Manager under X.

Swedish keys doesn't work when pressed, not even using Shift+[key] works for the broken ones.

I have tried connecting from both a Windows 8.1 system and also from a different Archlinux installation.
Same error when viewing the server remotely!

On the Archlinux which runs the server, this is my xkbmap:

Setting verbose level to 10
locale is C
Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev...
Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev...
Success.
Applied rules from evdev:
rules:      evdev
model:      pc105
layout:     se
Trying to build keymap using the following components:
keycodes:   evdev+aliases(qwerty)
types:      complete
compat:     complete
symbols:    pc+se+inet(evdev)
geometry:   pc(pc105)
xkb_keymap {
	xkb_keycodes  { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)"	};
	xkb_types     { include "complete"	};
	xkb_compat    { include "complete"	};
	xkb_symbols   { include "pc+se+inet(evdev)"	};
	xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc105)"	};

I tried exporting some different xkb variables in the xstartup-script for the vnc-server aswell:

export XKBMODEL='pc105'
export XKBLAYOUT='se'
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE="1"

I tried with both XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE set to 0 and 1, no difference.
I googled this problem and found similar problems running Gnome under X but none of the solutions found there works for me.
Anybody can help me in the right direction cos' I think I've hit a dead end..

Edit:
If I'm SSH'ing to the same server, I have no problem with keyboard input and layout.
It works like a charm in every other way.. Trouble only occurs through VNC viewing

Thanks for your time,
Regards,
Leif Kryfert

Last edited by leifkryfert (2016-12-19 10:26:10)

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Re: vncserver (x0vncserver)[SOLVED]

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