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console-data package

dpkg-reconfigure console-data does not change the keyboard layout

Bug #917538 reported by grimborg
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Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:

On an Ubuntu 11.10 system that is configured to use qwerty as the keyboard layout,

- Run sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-data
- Choose "Select keymap from arch list"
- Choose "dvorak"
- Choose "Standard"
- Choose "Standard"

Expected result: The next time the computer is rebooted, when switching to the TTY console (Ctrl+Alt+F1), the keyboard layout is dvorak.

Actual result: An error appears, and the keyboard layout in the console remains qwerty even after a reboot. This is the error message:

Looking for keymap to install:
dvorak
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request

I'm using 64bit Ubuntu 11.10.

Thanks.

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grimborg (grimborg) wrote :

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10

$ apt-cache policy console-data
console-data:
  Installed: 2:1.10-9
  Candidate: 2:1.10-9
  Version table:
 *** 2:1.10-9 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in console-data (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alex Moldovan (alexmoldovan) wrote :

Same error message on Precise (3.2.0-17-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 24 15:37:36 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) :

"unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request"

Might be related to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/933288

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emk2203 (emk2203) wrote :

Same error message on Precise (Linux version 3.2.0-25-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ) #40-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 23 20:30:51 UTC 2012).

System was set up in English, wanted to add German as console keymap, didn't work (exact same error symptoms).

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Tallak Tveide (tallak) wrote :

Same bug on my system when switching to norwegian on a VMWare guest installation
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

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Ivan Degtyarenko (idgt) wrote :

Same here, on tty when switching to 'qwerty/fi' keyboard on 12.04.

# dpkg-reconfigure console-data
Looking for keymap to install:
fi-latin1
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request

that works till next reboot, then back to default (en). Though

# cat /etc/default/keyboard
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="fi"
XKBVARIANT="nodeadkeys"
XKBOPTIONS=""

and the later file read by /etc/default/console-setup

Annoying bug, for now I end up using "loadkeys fi-latin1" whenever I switch to console

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Ivan (ispmarin) wrote :

Still seeing the exact same problem, trying to change from en_CA to en_US or pt_BR. No luck.

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Ivan (ispmarin) wrote :

No changes with the recent updates:

# cat /etc/default/keyboard
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="ca"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""

but still getting the unknown charset... message. After reboot, same problem.

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