From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 21:32:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25A3106566C for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bruce@cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (brucec-1-pt.tunnel.tserv4.nyc4.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f06:c09::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E0018FC0C for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bruce@cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A4D8245402; Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:57 +0000 (GMT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on muon X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from gluon.draftnet (unknown [IPv6:2a01:348:10f:0:240:f4ff:fe57:9871]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:57 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 22:32:49 +0100 From: Bruce Cran To: Wojciech Puchar Message-ID: <20090527223249.274ca0e0@gluon.draftnet> In-Reply-To: References: <339939423b7073da421d122cf01b9e50.squirrel@webmail.plus.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Graham Bentley Subject: Re: UK Keyboard in 7.2 console and xorg X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:59 -0000 On Wed, 27 May 2009 23:10:24 +0200 (CEST) Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > I have jsut loaded up 7.2, fetched the ports and installed xorg / > > fluxbox etc - for first time my kb / mouse didnt work in xorg but > > now I have that sorted with enabling hald etc > > > sorry if stupid question, but have xorg got radical changes within > last months? >=20 > I never needed hald to have keyboard and mouse under X working. it's > all just matter of xorg.conf, and keyboard and mouse just need > setting a type (like polish in my case). >=20 > > However, I have noticed that the GBP symbol does not work? In > > console I get a beep, in xorg nothing. I have tried iso and cp850 > > keymaps =46rom /usr/ports/UPDATING: 20090123: AFFECTS: users of x11-servers/xorg-server AUTHOR: rnoland@FreeBSD.org If you are using an older xorg.conf several config lines are no longer needed and will generate warnings when X is started. RgbPath will cause X to fail to start, remove it from your config. Server 1.5.3 also really wants to configure its input devices via hald. This is causing some issues with moused and /dev/sysmouse. There are a couple of options for how to deal with it. [...] What this means is that to get a UK keyboard layout in xorg you need a file in /usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy/ I've named my copy 10-x11-keyboard.fdi and it contains: kbd xorg microsoft gb --=20 Bruce Cran