Setting keyboard layout for Xorg

[bmarkus]

If you want to change keyboard layout for Xorg in piCore, create xorg.conf file in /usr/local/share/X11 (or edit if already exists) and add a section like this:

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Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Keyboard0"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "XkbLayout" "hu"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection
It is setting a Hungarian layout for a pc105 keyboard. Replace it with your own settings and add xorg.conf to backup to make it persistent.

You can put a small config file, for example mykbd.conf with the same content to /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d alternatively.

It is fixing the layout issue, but special keys and key combinations still doesn't work. It is the next step.

[curaga]

Huh, why not the standard /etc/X11 dir?

[bmarkus]

Huh, why not the standard /etc/X11 dir?

Is it matter if doesn't worK

Just joking. It was picked up by configure as default at compile time. Anyhow, I have to rebuild it soon.

[Laskody]

Hi! I am asking you for help. I have TC 13 with Xorg. I want to set the keyboard to Hungarian. I created the file: xorg.conf as described and added to backup. But it doesn't work, the keyboard stays in English. is it different with tc13?
location:

/usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf

and the content is the same as bmarkus wrote.

Thanks!

[Juanito]

You need to put your config inside the directory /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

[Laskody]

Thank you!
I made and add to backup, but after reboot it is still in english.

is the filename xorg.conf a problem in the xorg.conf.d directory?

kmap is installed and the command was added to bootlocal.sh
loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/qwerty/hu101.kmap

[Laskody]

I renamed it to 20-keyboard.conf but nothings happens 

[Rich]

Hi Laskody
The  loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/qwerty/hu101.kmap   command belongs in bootsync.sh, not bootlocal.sh.

On the subject of kmaps:

kmaps only affects the console and Xvesa, not Xorg.

I renamed it to 20-keyboard.conf but nothings happens 

What does this command return:

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grep "\.conf" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[Laskody]

Using system config directory: "usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

[Laskody]

When I run the command in the terminal:

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setxkbmap -layout "hu"

Switches the language to Hungarian and its works.

how could i automate it at boot?

[Laskody]

Solved! I renamed the file:
00-keyboard.conf in the xorg.conf.d directory and editet as:

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Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "system-keyboard"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        Option "XkbLayout" "hu"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
        Option "XkbVariant" ",dvorak"
        Option "XkbOptions" "grp:win_space_toggle"
EndSection