sax2 auto-detects keyboard type incorrectly (SuSE 7.0 English
versions)
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Symptom:
Running sax2 after installation causes corrupt keyboard settings (SuSE 7.0 English international version).
Running sax2 to re-configure XFree 4 after installation causes an incorrect keyboard setting to be made in the file
/etc/X11/XF86Config. This applies to English international version of SuSE 7.0. The problem does not occur if X
configuration is done as part of the original installation, but does happen if sax2 is run subsequently and the
keyboard is autodetected rather than set manually.
Cause:
The reason for this is that the keyboard type is incorrectly auto-detected in some cases.
Solution:
Choose the "Run Sax" option and "Custom style" to set the keyboard type manually.
Alternatively, after an automatic configuration, the file /etc/X11/XF86Config may be edited by hand.
Procedure:
Instead of selecting "Save Configuration - OK", activate the drop-down menu and choose "Run SaX". Choose "Custom
style", and choose the language and keyboard type manually.
Alternatively, after an automatic configuration, the file /etc/X11/XF86Config should be edited by hand. In the
section labelled
Section "InputDevice"
the entries
Option "XkbLayout" "en_US"
Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
need to be changed to their correct values: (for example)
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Please note that the configuration file for XFree 4 is located in a different location from that for Xfree 3.*.
XFree version 4 keeps its configuration file at /etc/X11/XF86Config
XFree version 3 keeps its configuration file at /etc/XF86Config
Keywords: SAX2, XFREE 4, KEYBOARD, ENGLISH
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