Keyboard config resets on reboot (xubuntu)

pickarooney

Since updating to 12.4 my keyboard, which has always been EN-GB keeps resetting itself to EN-US whenever I restart. I have to run the keyboard configuration (sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration) every single time.

Does anyone have a reliable method of retaining my keyboard layout after rebooting?

gctest50

does Ubuntu use /etc/default/keyboard

pickarooney

I'll test later and report back

Khannie

Hmmm. I did have this before and I did fix it. I will mull it and get back to you. I think it may have been environment variable based (i.e. ignore that). What does "env" say?

PrzemoF

Can you create a test user and confirm if that happens as well for the new account?

pickarooney

/etc/default/keyboard is set to gb but it still defaults to us on startup.

env has
LANG=en_US.UTF-8

whereas my installation has always been en_GB

pickarooney

I think I fixed it, or nearly, with

sudo locale-gen en_GB.UTF-8
sudo update-locale LANG=en_GB.UTF-8

The locale and env output are en-GB after logging back in and most of the keys seem to work. The ! symbol does not print correctly in the console or mousepad with monospace font but looks ok elsewhere.

pickarooney

This has reset itself after turning off the PC and going away for a week. ENV is showing GB but the keyboard is still US.

Khannie

Can you remove the US keyboard locale somehow?

humbert

Forgive me if this is a stupid suggestion but is there any chance it's the definition in /etc/X11/xorg.conf that's influencing things?

pickarooney

humbert wrote: »

Forgive me if this is a stupid suggestion but is there any chance it's the definition in /etc/X11/xorg.conf that's influencing things?

I don't think so. My video drivers just updated and fecked up my system once again and testing it seems that Xorg.conf is not even used.

croo

pickarooney wrote: »

I don't think so. My video drivers just updated and fecked up my system once again and testing it seems that Xorg.conf is not even used.

I think if there is an xorg.conf it gets used but that the modern X generates an xorg.conf on the fly so you normally don't define one.

PrzemoF

Pickarooney, a few things to try:
1. add XKBLAYOUT="gb" to /etc/default/keyboard

2. http://linux.die.net/man/1/setxkbmap
example usage: "setxkbmap gb intl"

3. reset to default (-d) with http://linux.die.net/man/1/loadkeys

What distro/kernel you use?

pickarooney

PrzemoF wrote: »

Pickarooney, a few things to try:
1. add XKBLAYOUT="gb" to /etc/default/keyboard

2. http://linux.die.net/man/1/setxkbmap
example usage: "setxkbmap gb intl"

3. reset to default (-d) with http://linux.die.net/man/1/loadkeys

What distro/kernel you use?

/etc/default/keyboard has gb in it

I've run setxkbmap gb and will see if it persists after reboot though I have my doubts.

Using Xubuntu 12.04 with 3.2.0.52-pae-generic kernel. This only started after upgrading from 11.10. I had to reinstall the OS today after a bit of a calamity and once again it's doing this. It used the proper layout during the install, funnily enough.

ETA: not sure if it's related but the keyboard has become extremely unresponsive in the last couple of minutes.

pickarooney

I added this to ~/.profile and now it seems ok
setxkbmap gb

It appears to be an unresolved bug in 12.0.4