Setting keyboard layout by kernel command line not working (Solved)

[taersh]

Hi.

Setting the keyboard layout by entry inside the kernel command line is not working.

I like to run Puppy without save files or save folders. So, I'm usually using pkeys=de within the kernel line of a boot menu entry. This doesn't work in FossaPup64 9.5.

Any chance to fix this?

[bigpup]

What boot loader are you using?

Can you post what the kernel line looks like you tried and did not work?

[norgo]

... Setting the keyboard layout by entry inside the kernel command line is not working...
I like to run Puppy without save files or save folders. So, I'm usually using pkeys=de within the kernel line of a boot menu entry. This doesn't work in FossaPup64 9.5.

Any chance to fix this?

Rainer look here

[taersh]

What boot loader are you using?

Can you post what the kernel line looks like you tried and did not work?

This is what's in all of my Puppy's Kernel lines of Grub4DOS boot loader.

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plang=de_DE.UTF-8 pkeys=de

FossaPup64 is the first Puppy for a long time that' won't recognize pkeys=de.

[taersh]

Rainer look here

Thanks for the link. FossaPup64 doesn't have a script similar to /root/Startup/1-scpup-startup.sh.
I don't want to download ScPup64 only to have a look into that script.

So, I modified my N.E.M.E.S.I.S. functions to echo a script set-de-keyboard at boot up into /root/Startup, but this didn't work.
The script doesn't seem to be executed.

Since I could not find a solution I've edited the adrv .sfs and put the script set-de-keyboard into /root/Startup.

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#!/bin/sh
setxkbmap de
numlockx on

But this doesn't work also. Neither DE keyboard nor NumLock was recognized!

So, I've edited the adrv .sfs again and placed a .desktop file set-de-keyboard.desktop into /root/.config/autostart.

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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
NoDisplay=true
Name=Set DE Keyboard and switch NumLock to ON
Exec=/root/Startup/set-de-keyboard

Now DE keyboard AND NumLock is recognized!

I just don't know and can't understand why some of the scripts in /root/Startup being executed and some of them aren't executed.
That's weird.

[666philb]

the new xorg-autoconf is what stops that working although has been fixed now so will work in the next pups built https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... ssues/1874

[taersh]

Hi.

Thanks for the reply.

Is that new xorg-autoconf somewhere available to download yet?

[666philb]

Hi.

Thanks for the reply.

Is that new xorg-autoconf somewhere available to download yet?

yes it's in woof https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... g-autoconf

[taersh]

There is no xorg-autoconf in FossaPup64!

Where do I find the file to replace its content with the content from the github xorg-autoconf file?

[norgo]

after some tests of modified xorg-autoconf script here my observation:

1. boot option pkeys will be detected and is working.
2. "first run" setup screen is showing "de"
3. if user push the enter key preferences will be overwritten - new settings are not active ( Xserver restart is required for this )
4. without restart of xerver a lot of keys are dead and some keys return a wrong keycode

[taersh]

after some tests of modified xorg-autoconf script here my observation:

1. boot option pkeys will be detected and is working.
2. "first run" setup screen is showing "de"
3. if user push the enter key preferences will be overwritten - new settings are not active ( Xserver restart is required for this )
4. without restart of xerver a lot of keys are dead and some keys return a wrong keycode

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There is no xorg-autoconf in FossaPup64!

Where do I find the file to replace its content with the content from the github xorg-autoconf file?

@norgo ---> Your post is Not very helpful AT ALL!

[norgo]

Hello Rainer,

that's fine, so I don't need my glasses.

https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/blob/testing/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/sbin/xorg-autoconf
https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... b9a963cb40

A short while ago you complained about nic007 and told he is aggressive.
Maybe you should think about it.

[taersh]

Hi.

Perhaps you should have used your glasses!

I wrote: "There is no xorg-autoconf in FossaPup64!

Where do I find the file to replace its content with the content from the github xorg-autoconf file?"

I do have the file from github. The problem is, when using pfind to search xorg-autoconf in FossaPup64 pfind returns: File not found!

Was it really that hard to understand the problem?

Hopefully the problem is now clear at all?

[666philb]

the path is the same as in woofce /usr/sbin/xorg-autoconf
github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/blob/testing/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/sbin/xorg-autoconf

[taersh]

the path is the same as in woofce /usr/sbin/xorg-autoconf
github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/blob/testing/woof-code/rootfs-skeleton/usr/sbin/xorg-autoconf

Thanks.

Meanwhile I found it by doing a manual search.
I don't know why pfind didn't find it first time.
Maybe I wrote accidentally xorg_autoconf instead of xorg-autoconf.

However: problem solved, DE keyboard is now recognized.

Again, thanks.

[one]

Hi,

I have experienced the same problem with the keyboard setting not saved - but I had a more pressing health problem and was in hospital.

So now I'm back at home and glad to see the problem is adressed and solved.

But: I am no professional - so can you please tell me how to download the "new" xorg-autoconf from the github link posted?
Or do I have to copy the code and replace the contents of the "old" xorg-autoconf in /usr/sbin/...

[norgo]

Hello @one

hope you are okay again.
Forum member taersh wrote problem solved, he is writing a lot of things, but it isn't.
As I wrote some posts above, as soon as you confirm the first run dialog and hit the enter key, the preferences will be overwritten.

Example:
I boot the machine with pkeys=de and first run dialog is showing "de" and everything works fine
Now I confirm this preferences with enter and setting will be overwritten
when I hit the "AltGr" key machine returns the keycode "13 0015 0x0d" this is the keycode for the enter key as example
or the keys del, arrow up and down doesn't work anymore

of course you can try it out
replace the file by the attached, remove tar fake extension and make the file executable

[taersh]

Forum member taersh wrote problem solved, he is writing a lot of things, but it isn't

Hehe, it's my topic, I had the problem in my Puppy and it's now solved. Usually when a user has a problem that's being solved, one marks the topic as being solved. This topic was/is about my problem in FossaPup. Even though, the problem is also solved in Woof-CE and will not appear (hopefully) in a next Puppy again.

Anyone having the same problem can solve it, by following/reading the topic.

So, yes: Solved!

[taersh]

Example:
I boot the machine with pkeys=de and first run dialog is showing "de" and everything works fine
Now I confirm this preferences with enter and setting will be overwritten
when I hit the "AltGr" key machine returns the keycode "13 0015 0x0d" this is the keycode for the enter key as example
or the keys del, arrow up and down doesn't work anymore

Seems like you have a problem on your keyboard in use, but not with FossaPup.

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Posting this from FoassaPup with DE keyboard active and xorg-autoconf applied. So again: Solved.

[norgo]

downloaded Fossapup64 and replaced xorg-autoconf for test.
worked there indeed.
Will compare, maybe something is missing, we will see.

[one]

Thank you both @norgo and @taersh

I took the xorg-autoconf file from norgo and replaced the one in puppy_fossapup64_9.5.sfs and all is well now!

@norgo I would still like to know how you got the xorg-autoconf - did you copy the new raw code and named it yourself or is there a direct download link on github? Please excuse my stupidity - I found no direct link to the file ...


peace

[taersh]

I for myself just copied the content from the page and pasted it into an empty script.
Then renamed that script to xorg-autoconf, made a backup of the original to xorg-autoconf-bak and replaced the original by the new version.
I did not search extensively for a link to download.

[one]

Hi @taersh

thank you again for your answer. What you described is the same I was planning to do - but @norgo kindly saved me the effort ...

peace