1154daed1SmrgA mini-HOWTO test the XKB config without modifying the system configuration. 2154daed1Smrg(Only tested with XFree86 4.3+.) 3154daed1Smrg 4154daed1SmrgFirst see what your configuration is. Note the model and layout. 5154daed1Smrg $ setxkbmap -print 6154daed1Smrg 7154daed1SmrgThen unpack the sources locally ... 8154daed1Smrg $ gzip -dc xkeyboard-config*.tar.gz | tar -tf - 9154daed1Smrg... and change to the delivered directory 10154daed1Smrg $ cd xkeyboard-config-<version> 11154daed1Smrg 12154daed1SmrgThen try to load the current keyboard using the local rules 13154daed1Smrg $ setxkbmap -v 10 -I$PWD -rules base 14154daed1Smrg 15154daed1SmrgNow try to set different keyboards using the -model and -layout. 16154daed1Smrg $ setxkbmap -v 10 -I$PWD -rules base -model pc102 -layout intl 17154daed1SmrgLook in the file rules/base for other example models and layouts 18154daed1Smrg 19154daed1SmrgIf there was a problem, you can reset the keyboard like so: 20154daed1Smrg $ setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model <noted model> -layout <noted layout> 21154daed1Smrg 22154daed1SmrgIf that doesn't work, you may have to log out and log back in. 23