Re: [gNewSense-users] setxkbmap doesn't switch languages

[Karl Goetz]

On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:56:22 +0400
Stayvoid <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've tried several variants, but I can't make it work.
> 
> setxkbmap -layout "us,ru" -option "grp:alt_shift_toggle" in .xinitrc,
> .xsessionrc or xterm
> setxkbmap us,ru -option grp:ctrl_shift_toggle in .xsessionrc, .xinitrc
> or xterm [1]
> 
> When I try these commands in xterm it outputs:
> Couldn't find rules file (evdev)
> 
> [1] http://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard

Do you have xserver-xorg-input-evdev installed? do you have an evdev
section in your xorg.conf (if that file exists?)
man 4 evdev talks about xorg configuration, but i suspect its not quite
what you're after.
thanks,
kk

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