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dave1022

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From: UK

Registered: 2010-08-02

Posts: 12

Error activating XKB configuration

I get an error box every time I try to change my keyboard configuration, and at boot:

Error activating XKB configuration.
It can happen under various circumstances:
- a bug in libxklavier library
- a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
- X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

X server version data:
The X.Org Foundation
10801902

$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
layouts = [gb    mac,us]
options = [grp    grp:alts_toggle,lv3    lv3:alt_switch]
model = macbook79

tuxrux

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Registered: 2010-01-05

Posts: 21

Re: Error activating XKB configuration

me too, i can't change my keyboard layout but i really need to.
any help will be much appreciated.
here are mine results:
xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""
and
gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
layouts = [ir,us]
options = [grp    grp:alts_toggle]
model =

Bersam

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From: Nowhere

Registered: 2010-10-03

Posts: 32

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Re: Error activating XKB configuration

Same problem here ... i asked in #archlinux and #xorg but found nothing intersting.

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
layouts = [us,ir    pes_keypad]
options = [grp    grp:shifts_toggle,terminate    terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp    grp:alt_shift_toggle]
model =
$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "evdev", "us", "", ""

Bersam

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From: Nowhere

Registered: 2010-10-03

Posts: 32

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Re: Error activating XKB configuration

[SOLVED]

tnx to persian archlinux team.
this is a bug with xorg that updated last night. iranian members can download this bin file from here :
http://ur1.ca/1w6t1
and move it to this path :
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbol
(type in terminal "$ sudo mv ir /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbol ")
i think this just with persian language but for other :
just downgrade to xkeyboard-config 1.8 for this new xorg 1.9.

eMan

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From: Esfahan

Registered: 2010-08-16

Posts: 51

Re: Error activating XKB configuration

A helpful suggestion
Thank you  Bersam