Re: [Superkb-devel] superkb: Could not load keyboard geometry information. Quitting.

[Octavio A. <alv...@al...>]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:07:31 -0700, david thompson <tho...@gm...>  
wrote:

> superkb: Could not load keyboard geometry information. Quitting.
>
> The FAQ  
> (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/superkb/index.php?title=FAQ#I_get_a_.22Could_not_load_keyboard_information_from_X.22_error)
>   indicates the steps one should take after encountering this message
> if one is using the gnome or KDE desktops. What steps should one take
> if neither desktop is being used? (In my case, I'm using the sawfish
> window manager.)

Are you using no desktop environment at all, just Sawfish as WM?

If so, Sawfish doesn't handle keyboard geometry information itself.
You will have to do it manually. Try issuing the following command
in a terminal window (not as root):

setxkbmap -geometry 'pc(pc104)'   #Notice the single quotes!

You need to issue killall superkb and run it again to make it
see the change.

Once you make it work, fix the setting according to your
distribution instructions before loading Superkb. This is usually
done in /etc/X11/xorg.conf as stated in
http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.5/doc/input/XKB-Config.html and
remember that "setxkbmap -print" is your friend.

(Oh, and make sure you are using latest version: 0.21)