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Labanana · 04:48 PM

I am sorry, my previous solution (uninstalling compiz) worked only on a few systems (namely only on my test pc)

and that probably was not really related to compiz itself.

I could only manage to make all of my tightvnc servers work by doing something really ugly and dirty.

Please, don't do that on your systems if you don't have a clear notion of what side-effects this may have. I have no clue at all about other implications, sorry. I only know that it allowed me to access my machines and still remotely use gnome. Built-in Remote Display was not a viable option for me.

So, the workaround is ugly and the only reason because I am writing these here is that I hope that it may give inspiration for someone to provide a real solution.

I launched gconf-editor, navigated to "/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd" and added an invalid layout to the "layouts" key, I made sure that it was the only layout in the list. Now gnome starts smoothly on tightvncserver display, and my italian keyboard works as expected. When I launch gnome on local xfree servers it shows a couple of error box about XKB configuration errors, but apart from that, it appears to work correctly...

Please, someone provides a real fix!

April 26th, 2007	#4
Labanana First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Apr 2007 Beans: 2	Re: keyboard problems with tightvnc on feisty I am sorry, my previous solution (uninstalling compiz) worked only on a few systems (namely only on my test pc) and that probably was not really related to compiz itself. I could only manage to make all of my tightvnc servers work by doing something really ugly and dirty. Please, don't do that on your systems if you don't have a clear notion of what side-effects this may have. I have no clue at all about other implications, sorry. I only know that it allowed me to access my machines and still remotely use gnome. Built-in Remote Display was not a viable option for me. So, the workaround is ugly and the only reason because I am writing these here is that I hope that it may give inspiration for someone to provide a real solution. I launched gconf-editor, navigated to "/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd" and added an invalid layout to the "layouts" key, I made sure that it was the only layout in the list. Now gnome starts smoothly on tightvncserver display, and my italian keyboard works as expected. When I launch gnome on local xfree servers it shows a couple of error box about XKB configuration errors, but apart from that, it appears to work correctly... Please, someone provides a real fix! Last edited by Labanana; April 26th, 2007 at 04:48 PM..