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I'd say some udev rule is just missing, but what is puzzling +</I>>><i> me is that only X display is affected, whereas TTY display is OK. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> How are keyboards mapping managed nowadays ? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Right I think I sussed it. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> It seems it's done via mageia-setup-keyboard in x11-server-keyboard. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> It detects when it's not run via udev, and calls udevadm trigger to +</I>><i> import the keyboard settings into the udev database which are +</I>><i> subsequently read by evdev etc. when loading. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> In the new systemd the path to udevadm has changed. In order to fix +</I>><i> things up for now, I've added a compat symlink to it's old path such +</I>><i> that external calls using the full path still succeed. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I've just submitted a new systemd build to updates_testing. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Can users please try deleting the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf +</I>><i> file and rebooting to make sure the keymap is set correctly (especially +</I>><i> in the DM if you are using Gnome as user-specific settings may override +</I>><i> the initial defaults). +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Assuming I get confirmation that this is OK, I'll submit this tomorrow. +</I> +Very Important!!!!! Also update x11-server too! + +It's actually really lucky the path to udevadm changed as I'd have +otherwise been super confused! It turns out correcting this problem +highlighted another - an infinite trigger loop in udev. + +The rules file: + /etc/udev/rules.d/61-x11-input.rules +calls /sbin/mageia-setup-keyboard. + + +mageia-setup-keyboard in turn uses the variable UDEV_LOG to work out if +we're called within udev or not. If not it assumes it's being run +"standalone" rather than via udev. + + +I've fixed this looping now and it should be backwards compatible with +the current udev. + +So make sure you update the x11-server at the same time otherwise you +might have a hard time until you reboot. + +If you do get stuck, just rm /sbin/udevadm symlink in rescue.target (aka +runlevel 1). udevd will be happily going quite nuts until you reboot :) + +Col + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> + + +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="016981.html">[Mageia-dev] ANN: For the brave. systemd v185 in cauldron updates_testing +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="016986.html">[Mageia-dev] ANN: For the brave. systemd v185 in cauldron updates_testing +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#16982">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#16982">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#16982">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#16982">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |