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Author Topic: keyboard allways goes back to default US  (Read 5222 times)

bruno

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keyboard allways goes back to default US
« on: May 07, 2009, 02:17:45 am »
I have installed 6.0 standard Gold, with text installer, but the keyboard always goes back to default US keyboard. I have a Belgian keyboard. In the installation on two different occasions I select the Belgian, but it always changes back. I use VASM, to change to Belgian again, but if I type in the box below to test the new setting, it's still US ...???
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no2thesame

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Re: keyboard allways goes back to default US
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 04:51:41 am »
I think this may be a bug in VASM.

Try my solution from here:
http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=9392.0
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bruno

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Re: keyboard allways goes back to default US
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 07:04:34 am »
But the Belgian keyboard is very different from the US, German or Polish; we have azerty, a little like the French..
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no2thesame

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Re: keyboard allways goes back to default US
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 07:09:18 am »
The fix will still work.
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no2thesame

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Re: keyboard allways goes back to default US
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 08:56:12 am »
I should explain myself, sorry to be so terse, Bruno.
This change is simply doing what VASMCC should do. It will work for any keyboard on the VASM list under Hardware > Keyboard Map Selection.
To get your keyboard up you will have edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf as root. I suspect this will be difficult if you don't have access to a US-layout keyboard.

I don't know how familiar you are with the console but it goes like this:
Open the terminal or console
Type: su
(put in your root password)
Then copy and paste the following line (copy normally but paste at the command line with Shift+Ctrl+V to minimise your typing)

medit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Once the editor opens search down until you come to the line in the Keyboard section:

Option     "XkbLayout"     "us"

change it to

Option     "XkbLayout"     "be"

(just change those two letters)
Save the file and reboot for the settings to take effect.
Your keyboard will have the Belgian layout when you login.
I notice there are two types of Belgian keyboard so maybe, if it isn't right the first time, you will need repeat the process and make the line look like:

Option     "XkbLayout"     "be2"

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