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Date:      Mon, 17 Dec 2001 09:06:58 -0700
From:      Neil <neshort@earthlink.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
Message-ID:  <3C1E1822.3080700@earthlink.net>

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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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