Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Harald Joerg]

After upgrading to XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50, I've noticed two
annoying changes for which I don't have any explanation:

 - the '<' key does not work

 - I've got to run `setxkbmap de` manually.

I've just re-installed 4.3.0-47, and everything is fine again
(except from the occasional emacs crashes ;-)).

As for the '<' key: xev reports:

    KeyPress event, serial 17, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
        root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 234144937, (34,7), root:(464,541),
        state 0x10, keycode 94 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
        XLookupString gives 0 bytes:  ""

I'd guess XLookupString should yield "<" (as in  4.3.0-47), but I've
no idea how to fix that....

As for the german keyboard setting:
In my .profile I have the lines

    if [ ! -z $DISPLAY ]; then
        setxkbmap de
    fi

...which seems to be sufficient with 4.3.0-47 to get a german keyboard
layout.  With 4.3.0-50, I need to run setxkbmap de again(?) from the
command line to get german layout.  Still without the '<' key, that
is.

I guess both issues are related and I'd just have to re-install one of
the packages.  Though downgrading to 4.3.0-47 apparently solves both
problems, I would be grateful for hints about how to fix things in
4.3.0-50....
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Cheers,
haj

P.S.:
The differences beteen the XWin.log files are:
--- XWin.log.047	2004-03-08 11:36:48.912067100 +0100
+++ XWin.log.050	2004-03-08 11:40:54.519870200 +0100
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
+Welcome to the XWin X Server
+Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
+Release: 4.3.0.50
+Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
+
+XWin was started with the following command line:
+
+XWin -rootless -clipboard 
+
 ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
 winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 960
 winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
 OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
-(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
-Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
-         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
-         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
-(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
-(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
+winValidateArgs - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
 winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
 winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
-winDetectSupportedEngines - Allowing PrimaryDD
 winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
-winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0000001f
-InitOutput - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
+winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 00000007
 winScreenInit - dwWidth: 1280 dwHeight: 960
 winSetEngine - Using Shadow DirectDraw NonLocking
@@ -43,14 +45,5 @@
 (--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
 (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00090407" (00090407) 
-(**) Using keyboard "Keyboard1" as primary keyboard
-(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
-(**) AutoRepeat: 500 30
-(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
-(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
-(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
-(**) XKB: model: "pc105"
-(**) Option "XkbLayout" "de"
-(**) XKB: layout: "de"
-Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc105" Layout = "de" Variant = "(null)" Options = "(null)"
+Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)" Options = "(null)"
 winPointerWarpCursor - Discarding first warp: 639 480
 winBlockHandler - Releasing pmServerStarted

Re: Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Harald Joerg]

Harald Joerg <harald.joerg@fujitsu-siemens.com> writes:

> After upgrading to XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50, I've noticed two
> annoying changes for which I don't have any explanation:
>
>  - the '<' key does not work
>
>  - I've got to run `setxkbmap de` manually.

I should have looked closer to the diff of the XWin.log files.
Both of them seem to indicate that /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 isn't
evaluated with 4.3.0-50. The file contains:

    Option "XkbModel"	"pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout"	"de"

> [...]
> The differences beteen the XWin.log files are:
> --- XWin.log.047	2004-03-08 11:36:48.912067100 +0100
> +++ XWin.log.050	2004-03-08 11:40:54.519870200 +0100
> [...]
> -(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"

Explicitly running 

$ XWin -rootless -clipboard -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 

doesn't change anything.

Any hints?
-- 
Cheers,
haj

Re: Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Takuma Murakami]

Harald,

> I should have looked closer to the diff of the XWin.log files.
> Both of them seem to indicate that /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 isn't
> evaluated with 4.3.0-50. The file contains:
> 
>     Option "XkbModel"	"pc105"
>     Option "XkbLayout"	"de"
> 
> > [...]
> > The differences beteen the XWin.log files are:
> > --- XWin.log.047	2004-03-08 11:36:48.912067100 +0100
> > +++ XWin.log.050	2004-03-08 11:40:54.519870200 +0100
> > [...]
> > -(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> 
> Explicitly running 
> 
> $ XWin -rootless -clipboard -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 
> 
> doesn't change anything.
> 
> Any hints?

XF86Config-4 file is no longer read.  See the following article.
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2004-02/msg00314.html

Takuma Murakami

Re: Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Harald Joerg]

Takuma Murakami <takuma@dgp.ne.jp> writes:

> Harald,
>
>> I should have looked closer to the diff of the XWin.log files.
>> Both of them seem to indicate that /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 isn't
>> evaluated with 4.3.0-50. [...]
>> 
>> Any hints?
>
> XF86Config-4 file is no longer read.  See the following article.
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2004-02/msg00314.html

Thanks!  I've missed that article.

Everything is back to normal now with

   XWin -rootless -clipboard -xkbmodel pc105 -xkblayout de &

-- 
Cheers, and thanks for your time,
haj

Re: Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Alexander Gottwald]

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Harald Joerg wrote:

> Everything is back to normal now with
> 
>    XWin -rootless -clipboard -xkbmodel pc105 -xkblayout de &

BTW: (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00090407" (00090407) 

indicates an unusual layout. How is this keyboard layout called?

bye
	ago
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 Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de 
 http://www.gotti.org           ICQ: 126018723

Re: Keyboard problems with XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-50

[Harald Joerg]

Alexander Gottwald <alexander.gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de> didn't
fail noticing:

> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Harald Joerg wrote:
>
>> Everything is back to normal now with
>> 
>>    XWin -rootless -clipboard -xkbmodel pc105 -xkblayout de &
>
> BTW: (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00090407" (00090407) 
>
> indicates an unusual layout. How is this keyboard layout called?

A world full of wonders ;-)

This is a keyboard having enough function keys for mainframes, various
flavours of Unix and Windows (and, of course, Cygwin and XFree).  If
it hadn't so many coffee stains, I'd post a picture :-)

In Windows, it is called "TATE (German) trimodal", if this is of any
help...
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Cheers,
haj