I'm experiencing this problem with my Apple keyboard on a PC as well. I get the following error in a dialog when trying to set the keyboard model to the Apple Aluminum keyboard:
Error activating XKB configuration. It can happen under various circumstances: • a bug in libxklavier library • a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities) • X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation X server version data: The X.Org Foundation 11001000 If you report this situation as a bug, please include: • The result of xprop -root | grep XKB • The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd Here is the output of the requested commands: xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "mac", "" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "mac", "" gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd options = [ctrl ctrl:nocaps,compat shift:both_capslock_cancel,compat numpad:mac,altwin altwin:ctrl_win,capscaps:none] model = applealu_ansi layouts = [] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/742380 Title: Error activating xkb configuration -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
