[SOLVED] KEYMAP problem at boot after changing Xorg keyboard settings

Hi everyone,
I successfully installed Arch following both the Beginners Guide and the dm-crypt guide to encrypt the entire disk.
Although I set the KEYMAP HOOK in the mkinitcpio.conf and regenerated the image, the correct keymap is not pulled at boot, making me unable to enter the encryption password correctly.
The only way for me to access my system right now is chrooting into it via the installation CD.
I double-checked the content of /etc/vconsole.conf and it is set to the keymayp layout that I want. During boot the messages confirm that the keymap HOOK has been pulled and that the keymap is set, but apparently not to the layout specified in vconsole.conf.
The keymap hook already worked a few days ago and I was able to decrypt the disk and boot into the system. Then I ran into some keymap issues in X. I played around with localectl to adjust the keymap settings for X and that's where I must have messed up because ever since then I got the above issue at boot.
My working theory now is, that the settings I made for X somehow influence the keymap hook, maybe they override whatever is specified in vconsole.conf?
Is that even possible? And if so, which files would I need to check?
And if it's not: what do I do now?
Edit: I was unable to figure this out so I resorted to a new install. Didn't screw up this time and everything works perfectly now. I definetely recommend the use of a keyfile to anyone who uses a different keymap. That way, if your layout ever gets screwed up you can still decrypt your system via the keyfile.
Last edited by nyn (2015-05-31 14:25:29)

sry the delay
the problem appears after a time using the system and I'm testing now!
chris_l
I'm following the link recommendations.
I created a configuration file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fontconfig/fonts.conf containing:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<test name="weight" compare="more">
<const>medium</const>
</test>
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
<const>lcddefault</const>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
and I change the rule overriding:
# mv 50-user.conf 00-user.conf
I'm still testing the system. The problem don't appears again after the configuration... yet!
Tyrian
I have installed the ttf-dejavu and ttf-liberation fonts, but I can't remove it because it's dependece of others softwares!!!
I'm still testing! thanks
Last edited by UnDr3aD (2012-11-20 15:30:57)

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But now my computer just wont boot anymore! I tried putting all RAM blocks back, putting 2 of them in, 1 at the time, and every combination I can think off, but it just wont start anymore.
When I power on the computer, it does start the fans, and the 2 blue light in the motherboard is on, but nothing comes on the computer screens, and no beeps or anything at all. It just stands there with all the fans running without booting bios.
I tried resetting the CMos, and removing the battery like shown in your guide on here, but it made no difference. I also tried to remove ALL ram blocks, just too see if it then would give me any beeps, but exact same thing happens. So I supect that the reason it does not start booting, is because it thinks that there is no RAM in the motherboard ???
I really hope someone can help me out here, since I'm close to giving up, and I'm out of ideas. Everything worked fine last night, but after switching the RAM block, it just wont boot anymore no matter what ram I put in it.
My system is:
MB: Z68A-GD80 (B3)
CPU: Intel Core-I7 2600K
RAM: 2 X 4 MB Corsair Vengence 1600 Mhz & 2 X Kingston Hyper-X Genesis 1600 mhz
GFX: HD 4870
Monitors: 2 X Asus vW246H
Please help! thanks in advance!

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 31-August-12, 18:25:21
This is almost always a recipe for failure and the most likely cause of the BSOD's. Recommend to pick one kit or the other to use, or better yet if 16GB is wanted, purchase a 4X4GB kit.
Check to see if the EPS/ATX 8-pin CPU power connection is secure. The PSU is not specified in your component list. It is possible it has gone bad. Test with only one RAM stick in the primary DIMM slot. I have the most trust in the Corsair brand.
Prior to the test, remove the PSU power cord, remove the battery for awhile, clear CMOS.
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I have been running with those different ram blocks for a long time, and the 2nd set I actually got after the BSOD's started to test the ram. The BSOD is very likely to be because of a bad Win 7 installation anyway, since I cloned my old HDD to a new SSD, and that is apperantly not a good way to go, so the lets just forget about the BSOD for now - that aint my main problem right now..
I did what you surgested above, eventhough I done it before. I now have just 1 corsair ram in DIMM 1.
Removed powercord, then I cleared the CMOS again by pressing the clear cmos botton at the back with a screwdriver for 10 secs. Then I removed the battery for 10+ secs as well.
Still does not seem to boot into bios. Fans running, and light on MB, so powersupply must be fine as well. Seems unlikely that it should just die overnight anyway.. Powersuppy is a Corsair HX 750.
CPU power conector is fine. I really haven't done anything except switching that RAM block this morning. Last night when I powered the computer down, everything worked fine.
To be sure that its not because my GFX card should have gone bad overnight, I tried with another GFX card, but still nothing comes on the screens when it should be booting up.
If the none of the RAM was working, or it does not detect any ram in the motherboard, shouldn't it atleast be giving some sort of error beeps ?? What is so frustrating is, that I get NO errors or sound or anything.. I just a black screen, and a computer with atleats all fans running..

Problem with email setup in iPhone after changing to secure settings

When changing account settings to use Verizon's new secure email settings, my iPhone keeps giving error " Can not get Mail, the mail server incoming.verizon.net is not responding.
I am using port 995 with SSL as instructed. Switching back to the standard port 110 with no SSL works fine.
Outgoing works fine with port 465 and SSL.
Also, same secure settings on Outlook 2010 work perfectly fine.
Anyone having this issue?
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gusverde wrote:
When changing account settings to use Verizon's new secure email settings, my iPhone keeps giving error " Can not get Mail, the mail server incoming.verizon.net is not responding.
I am using port 995 with SSL as instructed. Switching back to the standard port 110 with no SSL works fine.
Outgoing works fine with port 465 and SSL.
Also, same secure settings on Outlook 2010 work perfectly fine.
Anyone having this issue?
A few other people have posted that after making the changes they had to reboot their iPhone/iPad in order for it to connect again. Have you tried restarting?
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RS480M2-IL wont boot after change in BIOS, CMOS reset doesnt work!

Hi,
I bought the RS480M2 to use with a E6 stepping Venice 3000+ CPU using the onboard graphics card. I ran into problems right from the start, CPU temps were high (PC health in BIOS says 51-58 over a few minutes). Looking at the BIOS updates available i noticed that i had BIOS v.3.2, and i needed a higher version to support the E6 stepping, so i thought maybe the motherboard was using a wrong voltage for the CPU. In order to ensure that i could do a BIOS flash update i thought id better UNDERclock the CPU so it wouldnt overheat while flashing. I changed the LDT setting to 200Mhz(from 800 i think), subsequently on booting nothing happened(note that i never got around to do any BIOS flashing). My drives powers up, but i do not get a boot display. I checked the manual on how to reset the CMOS/BIOS and it says i should change the JCMOS1 jumper from 1-2 to 2-3. I was confused about whether or not to restart before or after putting it back to 1-2, so in the begining i just moved the jumper to 2-3 waited a few seconds and moved it back before powering up. This didnt help. A newer online version on the manual gave the order as 2-3 , power on, wait for CMOS error, power off, 1-2, power on. Unfortunately when i start up with the jumper on 2-3, i still get nothing. No boot, no error message. Ive tried clearing the CMOS multiple times(by following the sequence above), and nothing seems to work.
The only thing strange about my setup is that im using a fanless heatsink(the Sonic Tower from ThermalTake) running open case. Can this problem be related to a CPU fan speed protection?
Im totally at a loss as what to do about this, any help would be incredibly appreciated!

Quote from: dannol48 on 20-August-05, 09:28:59
If you carefully check the MSI processor compatibility chart for the RS480M2-IL, you'll see that there is no current Bios support for the Venice with Stepping E6.
I hope that radical CMOS clear procedure that I and others use will clear the post problem. Mine was primarily due to incompatible memory.
Danno
When i bought this board i didnt realize it might only support some A64's since it just listed A64's as supported. Also, when i look at the BIOS updates i can see that BIOS 3.4 lists "Support AMD K8 reversion E stepping CPU." (my Venice is E6) as being the change, so i thought it would be okay, after all when someone says they support E stepping, one would assume that it is all E stepping CPUs. When people buy CPU's its not always they know what stepping they will receive. I actually thought i was getting the E3 until i checked the model number and found it to be an E6.
My memory is Kingston Value Ram(2x256MB, im just building a HTPC, so i really didnt go after the expensive stuff). I got the newest venice because of its extremely low power use.
Btw, when reinserting the battery and restarting should i have JCMOS1 jumper at Clear data or keep data?

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