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Perre

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Registered: 2008-01-22

Posts: 189

Norwegian keyboard layout in xorg doesn't work

Hi!

I'm having trouble getting the Norwegian kayboard layout in xorg to work. It's been working before so an update of xorg or something probably did it. This is my configurement in xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XbkRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XbkModel" "logiultrax"
    Option         "XbkLayout" "no"
EndSection

The keyboard layout works outside of X so something in xorg is f***ing with the layout. It's extremly anoying.

I've searched through this and other forums and it seems maybe it's a bug? Haven't been able to use the other sollutions suggested though.

patogen

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Registered: 2008-05-11

Posts: 86

Re: Norwegian keyboard layout in xorg doesn't work

    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
Section
    Driver         "keyboard"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XbkRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XbkModel" "logiultrax"
    Option         "XbkLayout" "no"
EndSection

I believe:
Option         "XbkModel" "logiultrax"

Is wrong, I guess it should be:
Option        "XkbModel" "pc105"

Also if that doesn't work, you can try changing:
Driver         "keyboard"

To:
Driver "kbd".

This is my part of xorg.conf (Swedish keyboard, should be same as your tjallefjant ):

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Keyboard0"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option        "XkbLayout" "se"
EndSection

Edit: Also in case none of this works, setxkbmap no should work. However it resets when X restarts.

Last edited by patogen (2008-06-29 15:36:59)

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Perre

Member

Registered: 2008-01-22

Posts: 189

Re: Norwegian keyboard layout in xorg doesn't work

I salute our Swedish neighbours and brothers with much more respect now!
It worked!!

I've spent hours on this problem and now it works as a charm.
Hooray for the æ, ø and å!!

Thanks alot patogen!
Ps: I was rooting for you in the Euro 2008!

gnud

Member

Registered: 2005-11-27

Posts: 182

Re: Norwegian keyboard layout in xorg doesn't work

I too own a norwegian Logitech UltraX. To get multimedia keys working, I use the following:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"

        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "no"
        Option      "XkbModel" "trustda"

EndSection

Don't remeber who tipped me about the "trustda" model, but it works