keyboard turned erratic

AV3 arvimide at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 6 15:34:18 UTC 2015


On 7/6/15, 6:38, bd wrote:
> Hi to Everyone,
>
> I am using Ubuntu 14.04 on a Clevo laptop. Before this, I used 13.04
> (since about 18 months) and I never encountered any such problem, no
> such problem either on 14.04 until 2 days ago (I am using it since last
> february).
>
> Since I am mostly using French, my keyboard is in 'AZERTY' instead of
> QUERTY. Ever since 2-3 days ago, it often switches unexpecteldly to
> QUERTY and, if I try to modify settings to get back to AZERTY, it is
> only OK until next reboot. At next reboot, if I try the same change as
> previously, it won't work, I have to modify something else, which may
> work or not. For instance, I had two languages setup in 'parameters'
> 'hardware' 'keyboard': French and English, French first. I suppressed
> English, and it did the trick: QUERTY => AZERTY, which works till next
> boot. At next boot, I got QUERTY, even though 'parameters' 'hardware'
> 'keyboard' listed only French, and that the small keyboard icon showed
> an AZERTY keyboard. This time, I reinstalled English as a second
> language, and, surprisingly enough, it restored the AZERTY keyboard.
> Now, none of these tricks appear to operate any more, and, last time, I
> successfully tested changing 'keyboard system: IBUS ==> NONE', chances
> are that this will only work once, as previous tests.
>
> Could someone have an idea about what has turned wrong in my system ?
>
> I realise that I would have better chances on a french discussion group,
> but I have not been able to find one... I used to know one, which no
> longer appear, at least I can no longer find it
>
> Thanks in advance for your help
>


It's QWERTY, not QUERTY


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