Thanks Misalf,
my laptop has an intel integrated video GPU.
I installed the xf86-video-intel.tcz driver for it and things work much much better; almost normally, I'd say. After reboot, it still remains the problem with the config file for the keyboard map that defaults to us.
After installing the driver, in usr/local/share there is an X11 folder with xorg.conf.d subdir.
It is not present in it the 10-keyboard.conf, tough, being there just 2 files:
10-evdev.conf
10-quirks.conf
So I created the file in /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d, added it to /opt/.filetool.lst and rebooted.
now I have the it keybord map working.
This is my 10-keyboard.conf file:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard Defaults"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "it"
Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection
where I replaced de with it.
Thank you all.
Cheers,
alexo