[Gllug] Why does X ignore my keyboard settings?

[John Winters]

I've set up a fresh install of Debian Sarge for my work box and have a
really odd problem with X.  I chose "gb" for the keyboard but the system
insists on treating it as a "us" keyboard.  Snippet from config file:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "keyboard"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb"
EndSection

which is the same as I have on my other boxes, and yet all the crucial
keys come up in their American positions and not where they should.  The
startup log for X says it is using gb layout - what else would stop it
from doing what it says it's doing?

TIA,
John

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