On Sun 03 May 2020 at 06:06:37 (+0000), gwinship wrote: > Thank both of you for your support. However, the dpkg-reconfigure method > doesn not fix the issue.
I'm not certain what the issue is, beyond what is in the subject line. > I will still have to run the > udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change > command each time I enter a new session. By session, I suppose you mean something to do with a Display Manager, which I don't know anything about. > I am aware that in the config it says that the /etc/default/keyboard settings > are applied. Nevertheless, each start-up I will have the US layout used on > all applications and terminal emulators. Perhaps your DM immediately contradicts the settings; I don't know. > I also checked whether the localectl might interfere, but running localectl > status outputs > > System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > LANGUAGE=en_US:en I've never had cause to set that. I'm not even certain what the main dialect of English is. I presume you think it's en_GB. > VC Keymap: uk I only see n/a here. Perhaps this is because Debian has its keyboard configurations unified between VCs and X. "uk" looks suspect anyway. Perhaps this is the cause of your XKBVARIANT diagnostic reported earlier. > X11 Layout: gb,de > X11 Model: pc105 > X11 Options: grp:win_space_toggle > before executing the udev command. > I'd be very glad if there are any other suggestions on how to apply the > configuration at startup without restarting the kernel input system each time. Perhaps if you explain what you actually want, someone here may help you configure it. > On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 5:20 PM, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > wrote: > > On Sun 26 Apr 2020 at 10:00:37 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > On Sb, 25 apr 20, 16:39:24, gwinship wrote: > > > > > > > I added following configuration to my /etc/default/keyboard > > > > > > Hint: you can use 'dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration' to get a > > > text-mode wizard. > > > > I've found that odd things can happen if X is running when you use > > this command. I can only suppose it's to do with how the system > > switches between graphics and text modes. That's why I suggested > > booting into a text-only system. > > > > > > XKBMODEL="pc105" > > > > XKBLAYOUT="gb,de" > > > > XKBVARIANT="" > > > > XKBOPTIONS="grp:win_space_toggle" > > > > BACKSPACE="guess" > > > > however. This does not load at boot. > > > > > > What is "this" that doesn't load at boot? How do you check? > > > As per your Xorg.log below the configuration is applied. > > > [...] > > > > > > > The /var/log/Xorg.log is > > > > [ 268.781] () Option "xkb_model" "pc105" > > > > [ 268.781] () Option "xkb_layout" "gb,de"[ 268.781] (WW) Option > > > > "xkb_variant" requires a string value > > > > [ 268.781] (**) Option "xkb_options" "grp:win_shift_toggle" > > > > All my /etc/default/keyboard files contain the line > > XKBVARIANT="" > > but I've never seen that warning. In fact, I have never seen the > > Option "xkb_variant" line reflected in the Xorg log, presumably > > because, on my systems, it's always empty. That goes for squeeze, > > wheezy, jessie, stretch and buster. > > > > What I expect to see from: > > > > XKBMODEL="pc105" > > XKBLAYOUT="us" > > XKBVARIANT="" > > XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch,compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" > > > > BACKSPACE="guess" > > > > is, for two keyboards: > > > > (II) config/udev: Adding input device DELL DELL USB Keyboard > > (/dev/input/event0) > > () DELL DELL USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall" > > (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'DELL DELL USB Keyboard' > > (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event0 13:64 fd 31 paused 0 > > () DELL DELL USB Keyboard: always reports core events() Option "Device" > > "/dev/input/event0" > > () Option "_source" "server/udev"(II) event0 - DELL DELL USB Keyboard: is > > tagged by udev as: Keyboard > > (II) event0 - DELL DELL USB Keyboard: device is a keyboard > > (II) event0 - DELL DELL USB Keyboard: device removed > > () Option "config_info" > > "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/0003:413C:2005.0001/input/input3/event0" > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "DELL DELL USB Keyboard" (type: > > KEYBOARD, id 11) > > () Option "xkb_model" "pc105"() Option "xkb_layout" "us" > > () Option "xkb_options" > > "lv3:ralt_switch,compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" > > > > and: > > > > () Logitech K520: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall" > > (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech K520' > > (II) systemd-logind: returning pre-existing fd for /dev/input/event12 13:76 > > () Logitech K520: always reports core events() Option "Device" > > "/dev/input/event12" > > () Option "_source" "_driver/libinput"(II) libinput: Logitech K520: is a > > virtual subdevice > > () Option "config_info" > > "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0005/0003:046D:2011.0007/input/input25/event12" > > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech K520" (type: KEYBOARD, > > id 17) > > () Option "xkb_model" "pc105"() Option "xkb_layout" "us" > > () Option "xkb_options" > > "lv3:ralt_switch,compose:caps,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" Cheers, David.
