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.
