I have identified this as a bug in "ubiquity" (the Ubuntu graphical installer) and marked it as so.
** Package changed: ubuntu => ubiquity (Ubuntu) -- Jaunty installer select wrong keyboard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352999 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs