Keyboard config resets on reboot (xubuntu)

pickarooney · 07-08-2013 08:30AM #1

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 · 07-08-2013 08:36AM

does Ubuntu use /etc/default/keyboard

pickarooney · 07-08-2013 10:51AM

I'll test later and report back

Khannie · 07-08-2013 01:55PM

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 · 07-08-2013 03:13PM

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

pickarooney · 07-08-2013 07:53PM

/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 · 07-08-2013 08:16PM

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 · 19-08-2013 04:35PM

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 · 20-08-2013 08:41AM

Can you remove the US keyboard locale somehow?

humbert · 20-08-2013 07:31PM

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 · 25-08-2013 08:56AM

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 · 26-08-2013 08:16AM

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 · 26-08-2013 09:31AM

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 · 30-08-2013 06:50PM

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 · 14-09-2013 12:30PM

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

It appears to be an unresolved bug in 12.0.4

Keyboard config resets on reboot (xubuntu)

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