Thanks, but i didnt install WIndows, i have the original OS.

thanks

Alex

No, you don't need to install anything. All the fonts are already installed in xandrox. You just need to add a couple of lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf

1. open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)
2. become root
sudo -i
3. backup your old config file in case you screw up
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.eee-orig
4. open the file in an editor
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
5. Scroll down to section "InputDevice" with identifier "Keyboard"
6. Change line
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
to
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru"
(make sure there are no spaces between us and ru
7. Change line
Option "XkbVariant" ""
to
Option "XkbVariant" ",winkeys"
8. If you want to assign a button to switch between languages, you need to add one  more line
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:lwin_toggle"
9. Save
Ctrl+O (in nano. May be Ctrl+S if you use kwrite - I don't know)
10. Exit nano
Ctrl+X
11. Restart X
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace


This makes the "HOME" button switch languages instead of showing desktop. I don't usually use this button, so it was a good choice for me. If you want to use a different button for that, you will need to do some research as to how your desired button is called in xorg

Also, the above will setup the layout similar to windows russian layout. If you need something different, use different XkbVariant (like "phonetic" or other)

If the lines you need to change are different from what I show here (I suppose they are if you installed Italian), then don't just copy my lines. Instead, add the ",ru" and ",winkeys" part to your existing lines. Again, make sure you don't insert spaces after comma

Last edited by penguin (2008-02-02 12:09:59 am)

Hi guys, thanks to all....

im little "scared" to do what u said... im so ignorant in linux and im worry to make problem to her EEE. Now she is with me in Italy, but in 2 days she go back in Russia (kurgan).
I think its better IT + RU version, but i dont want make mistake.... Some suggestion to make the modify easier?

Many thanks to all again

Alex

penguin wrote:

Well, it should not break your eee unless you change display options. But even then there are ways to fix everything. As long as you make backup of xorg.conf, you should not get in trouble.

Another thing that I can suggest is to enable advanced mode (http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde). There you can go to Launch menu > Control Center and then select Peripheral Devices > Keyboard Layout.
There double-clink on Russia (make sure there is checkmark at "Enable keyboard layouts")
Now clink on "Xkb Options" tab, and select the combination of keys that work best for you.
I think you may need to reboot to get it working.

Egor

Hi,

i made all perfect as u said but i didnt enter in advanced mode, i opened terminal (ctr+alt+t) then i wrote sudo kcontrol, i entered in keyboard etc etc.......

Now she can switch from italian tu russian only clicking on the flag in tray.

Many thanks to all

Alex

MmeStPerle, that worked perfectly. I didn't want to edit anything but wanted the russian to be worked. Now that's great you had the solution. Thumbs up buddy!