keyboard layout e changin password

Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#1
I have only 2 problem now:

I must change the layout of the keyboard (my laptop have the german layout of the keyboard)
and I like to change my root password.

Do you have some suggestion ?

Equimanthorn
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,959
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
1. Does the German keyboard option work in Settings->Control Cente->Change keyboard layout?

2. Open terminal su to root, then
passwd root

and follow instructions.
Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#3
anticapitalista wrote:1. Does the German keyboard option work in Settings->Control Cente->Change keyboard layout?

I buy my laptop from a german ebayer some years ago... and the price was cheap,no like in Italy __{{emoticon}}__

the problem is this:
I use the german layout of the letter of the keyboard, but for use the symbols like:
@ ß \ and some others I need to use the Alt Gr key,and after every reboot I need to use the Control
Center as you say.

Maybe there is some file to edit,but I don find anything... __{{emoticon}}__

Thanx for your big help Anticapitalista, I change the password without problem __{{emoticon}}__
AntiX is a very great distro !

Equimanthorn
Posts: 1,520
eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#4
The file you need to edit is /etc/X11/xorg.conf as root.

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gksu leafpad /etc/X11/xorg.cong
This should help you figure out what you need to change.


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Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#5
eriefisher wrote:The file you need to edit is /etc/X11/xorg.conf as root.

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gksu leafpad /etc/X11/xorg.cong
I follow your istructions and also some suggestion from another thread but I have alwais the same problem... __{{emoticon}}__
maybe is a bug that can be correct in the next release __{{emoticon}}__
Thanx for all

Equimanthorn
Posts: 1,520
eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#6
Sorry, poor typing skills. That should have been xorg.conf.

Don't forget you need to restart X or reboot for changes to take effect. Or logout and back in with do it.
Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#7
Hi !
I do all the tings you say but I have all the same problem...
This is my section"InputDevice" of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Keyboard0"
Driver"keyboard"
Option"CoreKeyboard"
Option"XkbModel""pc105"
Option"XkbLayout""de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
Option"XKbOptions"""
EndSection

I thing is possible to change the Option XkbModel"pc105",maybe with something like"laptop"
or something,but I have find nothing on Google ...
Maybe someone with a Dell Latitude laptop can post here his files,please

Equimanthorn
Posts: 1,520
eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#8
Try to break it up a little.

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Keyboard0"
Driver"keyboard"
Option"CoreKeyboard"
Option"XkbModel""pc105"
Option"XkbLayout""de"
Option"XKbOptions""latin1-nodeadkeys"
EndSection
anticapitalista
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#9
There is a post here from someone who had problems getting the German ketmap to work, but eventually did so. Unfortunately, the person didn;t say how he/she did it.


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Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#10
Thanx Anticapitalista !
Excuseme if I write only now,I give a look and I write on the other tread

Equimanthorn
Posts: 75
equimanthorn
Joined: 28 Sep 2008
#11
eriefisher wrote:Try to break it up a little.
(cut)
Option"XkbModel""pc105"
(cut)

Maybe there is something to write here instead of pc105 ( I use a laptop)
but I find nothing on google ...
If someone use a laptop maybe can look this file :/etc/X11/xorg.conf
and post here __{{emoticon}}__

Equimanthorn