[gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Leandro Boscariol]

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Hi guys.

While trying to find a solution for this error:

(EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

I came along with a lot of people with the same issue, and I'm even quoting
this guy:

> when I try to login into xdm login prompt, the login and passwd are
accepted, I get a black screen for a second and then I get back again to the
xdm login prompt. In /var/log/xdm.log I get
> (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

His description fits exactly in my problem, and, as I couldn't find an
answer to his question, I'll try asking here.


ls -l /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r10

Xorg -version

X.Org X Server 1.6.5
Release Date: 2009-10-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-gentoo-r10 i686
Current Operating System: Linux amebamovel 2.6.31-gentoo-r10 #1 SMP Sun Mar
7 21:49:49 BRT 2010 i686
Build Date: 09 March 2010  03:23:43PM

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.


Tks.

Regards
-- 
Leandro A. Boscariol

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Mick]

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On Friday 12 March 2010 19:37:33 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> Hi guys.
> 
> While trying to find a solution for this error:
> 
> (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
> 
> I came along with a lot of people with the same issue, and I'm even quoting
> 
> this guy:
> > when I try to login into xdm login prompt, the login and passwd are
> 
> accepted, I get a black screen for a second and then I get back again to
>  the xdm login prompt. In /var/log/xdm.log I get
> 
> > (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

Is this a new installation (i.e. did you have X working on this machine before 
the error appeared)?

Either way, have you defined keyboard in your make.conf:

INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard ....."

and if you just updated your xorg before this error occurred, have you 
remerged your keyboard driver?

x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard

Run qlist -I -C x11-drivers/ to see which X drivers you need to remerge.

HTH.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Leandro Boscariol]

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Hi Mick.

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 19:26, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday 12 March 2010 19:37:33 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > Hi guys.
> >
> > While trying to find a solution for this error:
> >
> > (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
> >
> > I came along with a lot of people with the same issue, and I'm even
> quoting
> >
> > this guy:
> > > when I try to login into xdm login prompt, the login and passwd are
> >
> > accepted, I get a black screen for a second and then I get back again to
> >  the xdm login prompt. In /var/log/xdm.log I get
> >
> > > (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
>
> Is this a new installation (i.e. did you have X working on this machine
> before
> the error appeared)?
>
Yes.

Still, the X works, but not through xdm.  I have to login in the console
first, then startx.

>
> Either way, have you defined keyboard in your make.conf:
>
> INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard ....."
>
It is there, and also evdev.


> and if you just updated your xorg before this error occurred, have you
> remerged your keyboard driver?
>
I didnt.

>
> x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard
>
> Run qlist -I -C x11-drivers/ to see which X drivers you need to remerge.
>
> HTH.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>

Any other idea?


Regards,
-- 
Leandro A. Boscariol

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Mick]

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On Tuesday 16 March 2010 16:35:09 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> Hi Mick.
> 
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 19:26, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Friday 12 March 2010 19:37:33 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > > Hi guys.
> > >
> > > While trying to find a solution for this error:
> > >
> > > (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
[snip ...]

> Any other idea?

What does 'cat /etc/env.d/90xsession' show?  If nothing, then create it and 
add to it:

XSESSION="fluxbox" 

or whatever is your DE/WM.  If this is a multi-user machine and people use 
different WMs then you'll need to set this up in their .bashrc.

HTH.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Leandro Boscariol]

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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 18:38, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday 16 March 2010 16:35:09 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > Hi Mick.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 19:26, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Friday 12 March 2010 19:37:33 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > > > Hi guys.
> > > >
> > > > While trying to find a solution for this error:
> > > >
> > > > (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
> [snip ...]
>
> > Any other idea?
>
> What does 'cat /etc/env.d/90xsession' show?  If nothing, then create it and
> add to it:
>
> XSESSION="fluxbox"
>

None existed. Created it.

Tried kdm, kde, kde4, and still nothing.

Am I using the wrong value or its bug related yet?


>
> or whatever is your DE/WM.  If this is a multi-user machine and people use
> different WMs then you'll need to set this up in their .bashrc.
>
> HTH.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>


Regards!
-- 
Leandro A. Boscariol

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Mick]

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On Wednesday 17 March 2010 22:20:12 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 18:38, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> > What does 'cat /etc/env.d/90xsession' show?  If nothing, then create it
> > and add to it:
> >
> > XSESSION="fluxbox"
> 
> None existed. Created it.
> 
> Tried kdm, kde, kde4, and still nothing.
> 
> Am I using the wrong value or its bug related yet?

The syntax for your session should be one of the names listed under 
/etc/X11/Sessions/*

e.g. KDE-4

So it should look like:

XSESSION="KDE-4"

Don't forget to restart /etc/init.d/xdm or reboot.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Leandro Boscariol]

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Well, did as you said, but still the same...

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:02, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 17 March 2010 22:20:12 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 18:38, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > What does 'cat /etc/env.d/90xsession' show?  If nothing, then create it
> > > and add to it:
> > >
> > > XSESSION="fluxbox"
> >
> > None existed. Created it.
> >
> > Tried kdm, kde, kde4, and still nothing.
> >
> > Am I using the wrong value or its bug related yet?
>
> The syntax for your session should be one of the names listed under
> /etc/X11/Sessions/*
>
> e.g. KDE-4
>
> So it should look like:
>
> XSESSION="KDE-4"
>
> Don't forget to restart /etc/init.d/xdm or reboot.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>



-- 
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Cel: +55 43 8408-7508
E-mail: leandroboscariol@gmail.com

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Mick]

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On Friday 19 March 2010 11:16:29 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> Well, did as you said, but still the same...

Let's belt & brace this to cover all bases:

Check that in your /etc/rc.conf you have XSESSION="fluxbox" or whatever is the 
session shown in /etc/X11/Sessions/.

Also, check that you have specified the correct Display Manager in 
/etc/conf.d/xdm, e.g. DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"

Then /etc/init.d/xdm restart to see what you get.  If you have no success 
after this then I'm afraid I've run out of ideas.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Leandro Boscariol]

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Well, I`ve got this:

/etc/conf.d/xdm
...
DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
...

/etc/rc.conf
...
# Gnome - will start gnome-session
# kde-<version> - will start startkde (look in /etc/X11/Sessions/)
# Xfce4 - will start a XFCE4 session
# Xsession - will start a terminal and a few other nice apps
XSESSION="kde-4"

Then I remembered about /etc/X11/Sessions and switched it for KDE-4, but
still...

Also tried commenting the line XSESSION, and nothing again.

But, I`m thinking about this note in /etc/rc.conf:

# NOTE:  1) this behaviour is overridden when a ~/.xinitrc exists, and
startx
#           is called.

This is the command called when I use startx, right? If so, how can I make
xdm use it as well? Or the problem is somewhere else here?

I checked ~/.xinitrc and it has:
startkde

And may be related to this, or something in my xorg.conf.

I just moved ~/.xinitrc so it couldnt be found when I try startx. Then, X
failed to load.

kdm log:
Current Operating System: Linux amebamovel 2.6.31-gentoo-r10 #2 SMP Fri Mar
12 12:56:56 BRT 2010 i686
Build Date: 09 March 2010  03:23:43PM

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 21 09:07:09 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of
inet
QFont::fromString: Invalid description
'Serif,20,5,0,50,0'

QFont::fromString: Invalid description 'Sans
Serif,10,5,0,50,0'

QFont::fromString: Invalid description 'Sans
Serif,10,5,0,75,0'

(EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core
keyboard
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
QFont::fromString: Invalid description 'Serif,20,5,0,50,0'
QFont::fromString: Invalid description 'Sans Serif,10,5,0,50,0'
QFont::fromString: Invalid description 'Sans Serif,10,5,0,75,0'


What do u think now?


On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 20:57, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday 19 March 2010 11:16:29 Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > Well, did as you said, but still the same...
>
> Let's belt & brace this to cover all bases:
>
> Check that in your /etc/rc.conf you have XSESSION="fluxbox" or whatever is
> the
> session shown in /etc/X11/Sessions/.
>
> Also, check that you have specified the correct Display Manager in
> /etc/conf.d/xdm, e.g. DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
>
> Then /etc/init.d/xdm restart to see what you get.  If you have no success
> after this then I'm afraid I've run out of ideas.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>



-- 
Leandro A. Boscariol
Comunicação & Parcerias / Gestão da Informação
Cel: +55 43 8408-7508
E-mail: leandroboscariol@gmail.com

AIESEC in Londrina:
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Centro de Estudos Sociais Aplicados - sala 485
URL: www.aiesec.org.br

Local Partners: UEL | Terra Roxa Investimentos | Londrina Convention &
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National Partners: Grupo Santander | Artemisia | Symnetics| UniEthos | LVBA
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[gentoo-user] Re: (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[walt]

On 03/21/2010 05:33 AM, Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> Well, I`ve got this:
>
> /etc/conf.d/xdm
> ...
> DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
> ...
>
> /etc/rc.conf
> ...
> # Gnome - will start gnome-session
> # kde-<version> - will start startkde (look in /etc/X11/Sessions/)
> # Xfce4 - will start a XFCE4 session
> # Xsession - will start a terminal and a few other nice apps
> XSESSION="kde-4"
>
> Then I remembered about /etc/X11/Sessions and switched it for KDE-4, but still...
>
> Also tried commenting the line XSESSION, and nothing again.
>
> But, I`m thinking about this note in /etc/rc.conf:
>
> # NOTE:  1) this behaviour is overridden when a ~/.xinitrc exists, and startx
> #           is called.
>
> This is the command called when I use startx, right? If so, how can I make xdm use it as well? Or the problem is somewhere else here?

In the old days, xdm used your ~/.xsession instead of ~/.xinitrc.  I see that
/etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession still reads ~/.xsession, but I don't use kde so I
don't know what /etc/X11/Sessions/KDE-4 (or kde?) does when you run it.

Whatever is in that file must do something different than just run startkde, so
take a look at it.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: (EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

[Mick]

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On Sunday 21 March 2010 17:04:28 walt wrote:
> On 03/21/2010 05:33 AM, Leandro Boscariol wrote:
> > Well, I`ve got this:
> >
> > /etc/conf.d/xdm
> > ...
> > DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
> > ...
> >
> > /etc/rc.conf
> > ...
> > # Gnome - will start gnome-session
> > # kde-<version> - will start startkde (look in /etc/X11/Sessions/)
> > # Xfce4 - will start a XFCE4 session
> > # Xsession - will start a terminal and a few other nice apps
> > XSESSION="kde-4"
> >
> > Then I remembered about /etc/X11/Sessions and switched it for KDE-4, but
> > still...
> >
> > Also tried commenting the line XSESSION, and nothing again.
> >
> > But, I`m thinking about this note in /etc/rc.conf:
> >
> > # NOTE:  1) this behaviour is overridden when a ~/.xinitrc exists, and
> > startx #           is called.
> >
> > This is the command called when I use startx, right? If so, how can I
> > make xdm use it as well? Or the problem is somewhere else here?
> 
> In the old days, xdm used your ~/.xsession instead of ~/.xinitrc.  I see
>  that /etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession still reads ~/.xsession, but I don't use
>  kde so I don't know what /etc/X11/Sessions/KDE-4 (or kde?) does when you
>  run it.
> 
> Whatever is in that file must do something different than just run
>  startkde, so take a look at it.

/etc/X11/Sessions/KDE-4 just runs:  

exec "/usr/bin/startkde"

and /usr/bin/startkde does not seem to look into either .xinitrc, or 
.xsession, both of which are optional files for personal settings of your 
xsession and its applications.  It does however check to see if XDM is 
running and then it tries to connect to that X server.

In my machine (still on the stable baselayout) if I add XSESSION="kde-4" in 
/etc/rc.conf and DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" in /etc/conf.d/xdm it works.

Assuming that you have not forgotten to emerge xdm ;-) you may want to try 
using the above settings and then running:

/etc/init.d/xdm --debug restart

from a console to see what errors you get.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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