[K12OSN] XKB Error

[Eric Harrison]

I saw this once after doing an upgrade from a 3.x version to a 4.x
version. I reset my desktop and the error went away.

At the GDM login screen, select the "Reset desktop" session and
login. If the problem goes away, there is a script you can run
that will do the same for all users in bulk:

 	/opt/ltsp/templates/k12linux/reset-all-desktops

-Eric

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Dr. Daniel Loomis wrote:

> I recently upgraded our 3.1.2 to 4.2.0 and mostly everything is ok,
> except for the following error message popping up after login:
>
> 1.  Error activating XKB configuration
>
> Clients get this message in a small window during login, but not the
> server.  I understand that the problem is related to the clients running
> XFree86 and the server Xorg.  I tried adding the following symlinks to
> help, but to no avail.
>
> ln -s /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86 /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xorg
> ln -s /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst
>
> Question:  Is this just an artifact from doing an upgrade rather than a
> fresh install?  If so, is there any way to fix it without doing a new
> install?  I have even tried fixing the ~/.gconf.conf files, but to not
> avail. Everything seems to be working just fine, it is just annoying
> having to tell users to disregard the error and click it away!  Clients
> are all ThinkNICs using std. keyboards.
>
> Additional observation:  The error does not occur with KDE Desktop.  It
> does show up on IceWM, but that is also calling Nautilus so the problem
> is with the Gnome subsystems.
>
> Dan
>
> P.S. Is sound on clients now a lost cause with 4.2.0?  I had it working
> very well in 3.1.0, even using crossover plugin. None of the fixes
> listed on the Wiki pages have helped.
>