Second keyboard layout can't be selected after suspend

[David Kågedal]

I primarily use the US keyboard layout, but I have added the Swedish layout as well in Keyboard Preferences. The first problem I notice is that, in the "Default" column, I can't select any of the two layouts as default.

The more important problem is that everytime I take out my laptop from my bag and plug it at work or at home (with a USB keyboard), the Swedish layout is no longer selectable. It still appears in the "Keyboard Preferences" list, but clicking on the Keyboard Indicator applet or the hotkey will not change layout.

Then I have to manually remove the Swedish layout and readd it again and everything works again.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

This is Intrepid, updated today.

ii libgnomekbd-comm 2.24.0-0ubuntu2 GNOME library to manage keyboard configuration -
ii libgnomekbd3 2.24.0-0ubuntu2 GNOME library to manage keyboard configuration -
ii libgnomekbdui3 2.24.0-0ubuntu2 User interface library for libgnomekbd - shared
ii xserver-xorg-inp 1:1.3.1-1ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input driver

[tonfa (bboissin)]

I think it's the same bug as #289781 (since the switch to evdev, the keyboard settings are lost on suspend/resume).

[Ivan Kravchenko (iv-kravchenko)]

My ubuntu 8.10 all updates, works the same way too.

I can't select second layout after suspend.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

As noted in #289781, the problem isn't really suspend/resume. The problem happens when the USB keyboard is disconnected and reconnected, event if the computer isn't suspended.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi davidk-lysator,

Thanks for including an image to demonstrate the issue. Could you also please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log or Xorg.0.log.old file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

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[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

Here are my logs from a freshly booted system.

I started my laptop and logged in to my Gnome desktop and ran

  krank% lspci -vvnn > 1-lspci.log
  krank% cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log > 1-xorg.log

Then I inplugged the USB keyboard. This left the keyboard layout switcher fully functioning. I created the 2-lspci.log and 2-xorg.log at this stage.

Then I replugged the USB keyboard. This made the layout switcher stop working. It only shows "USA", which was the one I was using when unplugging.

The logs after this are 3-lspci.log and 3-xorg.log.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

The lspci -vvnn logs after unplugging and replugging the USB keyboard didn't change at all, so I won't attach those.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

Trying to resurrect this bug report.

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

Why did you close this bug as invalid? Didn't I provide the information you needed?

[zmiq2 (zzmiq2)]

I have also noted the same problem after screen rotation, using xrandr

After screen is rotated, the applet makes the keyboard to go to the default layout, and other layouts cannot be selected by pressing the applet icon.

[zmiq2 (zzmiq2)]

I experience the same problem after unloading (rmmod) and reloading (modprobe) usbhid module.

[Chaostya (chaostya)]

almost the same problem reported here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/308978

[Louis-Dominique Dubeau (ldd)]

I experience the same symptoms. I was not able to test it on 8.10 because my USB keyboard was not around. I'm running 9.04 now and ever since I started using my USB keyboard again, I've had this issue. I believe the issue was absent in 8.04 but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Here is an symptom I've noticed but which I think has not been reported yet. I've set hitting "Left Shift" and "Right Shift" together a hot key to toggle the keyboard layout, but:

1. If I hit the hot key on the USB keyboard, it is ignored.

2. If I hit the hot key on the internal laptop keyboard when the USB keyboard is plugged in, the keyboard layout applet switches between "USA" and "??" instead of "USA" and "CAN".

[iponeverything (cookema)]

I am seeing this same bug. Plugging in a USB keyboard causes my USA -> RUS to change to USA -> ??.

Going into keyboard preferences and deleting Russian and re-adding it while the USB keyboard will allow it to work until the the next time the external keyboard is re-attached. My keyboard settings are not affected by suspend/resume.

Linux mac 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 24 22:19:33 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Ubuntu 8.10

[David Kågedal (dkagedal)]

I no longer have this problem. I'm currently running Karmic. It is possible that it worked for me in Jaunty as well.