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. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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