Bug#242932: gnome-keyboard-properties: Changing keyboard layout disables keyboard

Matt Reynolds Matt Reynolds <mreynolds@loopysoft.com>, 242932@bugs.debian.org
Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:37:27 -0500


Package: capplets
Version: 1:2.6.0.3-2
Severity: important
Tags: experimental

I'm using a "Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro".  My X settings have it
configured as an "Itouch" keyboard (See X config included).  Gnome's
keyboard capplet shows my keyboard as "Logitech Itouch" (seemingly per X
config).  When I change the Layout to be "Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro"
and log out/in, key strokes register but do not produce characters.  AKA,
I can't type.

If I "reset to default", log out/in, I can type again.  I'm not sure why
this is happening or how to debug it, but it seemed like a bad idea to
allow a Gnome component to be able to "disable" one's keyboard.

### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
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# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7110"			# local font server
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

### END DEBCONF SECTION

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Matrox PowerDesk configured."
	Screen      0  "Display Merged" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
        Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
        Option      "XkbRules"	 "xfree86"
        Option      "XkbModel"	 "itouch"
        Option      "XkbLayout"	 "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Mouse0"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"IMPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
	Option		"Resolution" "1600"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Display Merged"
	VendorName   "VSC"
	ModelName    "G90f"
	HorizSync    30.0 - 97.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 180.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "MATROX CARD 1"
	Driver      "mga"
	VendorName  "Matrox"
	BoardName   "MGA G400 AGP"
	Option      "hw cursor" "off"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
  Option    "AGPMode"   "4"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Display Merged"
	Device     "MATROX CARD 1"
	Monitor    "Display Merged"
	DefaultDepth    24
	Option      "Monitor2Position" "RightOf"
	Option      "MergedFB"
	Option      "MetaModes" "1152x864-1152x864 1152x864 "
	Option      "Monitor2HSync" "30.0-97.0 "
	Option      "Monitor2VRefresh" "50.0-180.0 "
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual   2304 864
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1152x864"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group "video"
    Mode 0660
EndSection

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.4-mppe
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages capplets depends on:
ii  capplets-data               1:2.6.0.3-2  configuration applets for GNOME 2 
ii  gnome-control-center        1:2.6.0.3-2  The GNOME Control Center for GNOME
ii  gnome-desktop-data          2.6.0-2      Common files for GNOME 2 desktop a
ii  gnome-icon-theme            1.2.0-2      GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-panel                 2.6.0-3      Launch and/or dock GNOME 2 applica
ii  gnome-session               2.6.0-3      The GNOME 2 Session Manager
ii  libart-2.0-2                2.3.16-3     Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libasound2                  1.0.3b-1     Advanced Linux Sound Architecture 
ii  libatk1.0-0                 1.6.0-2      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libaudiofile0               0.2.6-3      Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libbonobo2-0                2.6.0-1      Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0              2.6.0-1      The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libeel2-2                   2.6.0-1      Eazel Extensions Library (for GNOM
ii  libesd0                     0.2.29-1     Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared 
ii  libfontconfig1              2.2.2-2      generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6                2.1.7-2      FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgail-common              1.4.1-1      GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgail17                   1.4.1-1      GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgconf2-4                 2.6.0-2      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgcrypt7                  1.1.90-1.1   LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0                 1:2.0.1-13   Library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.4.0-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2          2.4.1-9      Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-keyring0           0.2.0-3      GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0                 2.6.0-4      The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0           2.6.0-2      A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0                2.6.0-7      The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0              2.6.0-4      The GNOME virtual file-system libr
ii  libgnutls10                 1.0.4-3      GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii  libgpg-error0               0.7-1        library for common error values an
ii  libgtk2.0-0                 2.4.0-2      The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                     4.3.0-7      Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62                   6b-9         The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libmetacity0                1:2.8.0-3    Common library of lightweight GTK2
ii  libnautilus2-2              2.6.0-1      libraries for nautilus components 
ii  liborbit2                   1:2.10.0-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0               1.4.0-1      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                    1.7-4        lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                      4.3.0-7      X Window System Session Management
ii  libstartup-notification0    0.5-9        library for program launch feedbac
ii  libtasn1-2                  0.2.7-1      Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii  libx11-6                    4.3.0-7      X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxext6                    4.3.0-7      X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxft2                     2.1.2-6      FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxklavier8                1.00-1.1     X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxml2                     2.6.8-1      GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2                  4.3.0-7      X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1                 0.8.3-7      X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  nautilus                    2.6.0-1      file manager and graphical shell f
ii  xlibs                       4.3.0-7      X Window System client libraries m
ii  zlib1g                      1:1.2.1-5    compression library - runtime

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