[YLUG] password entry and keyboard country settings

[Alex Armani]

Cheers Mike; fixed now. Got root on my home, and entered the following.

sudo chown -R alex: alex
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

On 8 December 2014 at 14:42, Mike Cloaked <mike.cloaked at gmail.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mike.cloaked at gmail.com');>> wrote:

> Alex
>
> Just a possible thought on this - I use arch and not Ubuntu so your
> solution this this may be different to mine, but one thing that happens is
> that when logged in to KDE you set your locale and keyboard to UK/GB, but
> prior to login to KDE at the login greeter stage the system is using the
> keyboard settings for X - so on my own systems I always check that I set X
> to use the UK keyboard which in arch means having a file
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf containing:
>
> #
> # Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
> # We don't simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
> # and other devices that we don't really want to use. The list below
> # matches everything but joysticks.
>
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev pointer catchall"
>         MatchIsPointer "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
>         MatchIsKeyboard "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
>
>         # Keyboard layouts
>         Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
> EndSection
>
> then the rest of the sections in that file that don't need any keyboard
> settings -
>
> In Ubuntu the file may be in a different location but there will likely be
> an equivalent? i.e. you need to set your locale and keyboard for X
> separately to setting it within KDE.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Mike C
>
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:04 PM, ALEX ARMANI <alex.armani at live.co.uk
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','alex.armani at live.co.uk');>> wrote:
>
>> Can only log on as guest. Ubuntu Studio 14.1o 64 bit.
>>
>> Howdy folks. I'm running 64 bit Unicorn Studio. Installed the KDE
>> Desquetop, reset, and now, it won't accept my password now. Password though
>> is ok cos I can log in after ctrl alt f2. Is this a Ubuntu prob or a Studio
>> prob or a KDE problem? Who to ask I never know so post her often / usually.
>>
>> aha, tia from Alex & 0L1K The Panther.
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