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xsrc/42931: `setxkbmap cz qwerty` returns "Error loading new keyboard description"



>Number:         42931
>Category:       xsrc
>Synopsis:       `setxkbmap cz qwerty` returns "Error loading new keyboard 
>description"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    xsrc-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 07 12:50:01 +0000 2010
>Originator:     Jaromír Cápík
>Release:        5.0.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD TavvvaR61 5.0.2 NetBSD 5.0.2 (GENERIC) #0: Sat Feb  6 13:44:19 UTC 2010  
builds%b8.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-2-RELEASE/amd64/201002061851Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-2-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
 amd64

>Description:
Only basic variant of czech keyboard layout works without problems...



>How-To-Repeat:
bash-4.1$ setxkbmap cz
bash-4.1$ setxkbmap cz qwerty
Error loading new keyboard description
bash-4.1$ setxkbmap cz -variant qwerty
Error loading new keyboard description
bash-4.1$ setxkbmap -layout cz -variant qwerty
Error loading new keyboard description





>Fix:
Workaround:

1.) su
2.) cd /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc
3.) cat cz | sed 's/y,          Y,       degree/z,          Z,       degree/' | 
sed 's/z,          Z,     NoSymbol/y,          Y,     NoSymbol/' > cz_qwerty

4.) setxkbmap cz_qwerty



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