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Date:      Tue, 18 Dec 2001 06:03:07 -0700
From:      Neil <neshort@earthlink.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
Message-ID:  <3C1F3E8B.1060108@earthlink.net>
References:  <3C1E1822.3080700@earthlink.net>

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Here's a followup: Starting XFree86, I have this line:
Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap.

Does this help?

Neil wrote:

> In XFree86-4.1.0_6 (installed from the FreeBSD 4.4 release CD.)
> Here is the (xterm) readout:
> 
> 
> $ setxkbmap us
> Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
> Use defaults: rules - 'xfree86' model - 'pc101' layout - 'us'
> setxkbmap in free(): warning: junk pointer, too high to make sense.
> Couldn't find rules file (xfree86)
> $
> 
> I cannot figure out how to change the keyboard layout in XFree86
> 
> other XFree commands work fine, like "xset."
> 
> Here is some relevant background:
> 
> A week or so ago, I installed FreeBSD 4.4 from the exact same CDs onto 
> this exact same computer and used the exact same XF86Config file. The 
> "setxkbmap" feature worked just fine.
> 
> Since I couldn't get the sound to work as well as it had on FreeBSD 4.3 
> release, I dicided to reinstall.
> 
> The only difference I can think I made on the second install is the 
> following:
> 
> FIRST INSTALL:
> I set the console keymap to US-Dvorak during the install, and I 
> installed XFree86-4.1.0_6 in the same session.
> 
>         recall that setxkbmap worked in this install
> 
> SECOND INSTALL:
> I set the console keymap to US-Dvorak during the install - as before; 
> but I installed XFree86-4.1.0_6 off the cd after I rebooted.
> 
>         recall that setxkbmap does not work in this install.
> 
> 
> current probably relevant packages:
> $ pkg_info|grep X11
> XFree86-4.1.0_6     X11R6.4/XFree86 core distribution (complete)
> blackbox-0.61.1     A small and fast window manager for X11R6
> gtk-1.2.10_2        Gimp Toolkit for X11 GUI
> kdebase-2.2_2       Base modules for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
> kdegames-2.2        Games for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
> kdegraphics-2.2     Utilities for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
> kdemultimedia-2.2   Utilities for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
> kdeutils-2.2        Utilities for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
> open-motif-2.1.30_1 Motif X11 Toolkit (industry standard GUI (IEEE 1295))
> xv-3.10a_2          An X11 program that displays images of various formats
> $
> 
> 
> All I want is a way to fix this feature without having to reinstall 
> again. Does anybody know how to fix it? I am hoping I don't have to 
> download the source and compile. I have only a 56 k modem.
> 
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