rvp Post your ~/.xinitrc if you want me to look into this
No, because, to communicate here, I do to use my main computer; I switch physically with my laptop where I install NetBSD.
I just copied the .xinitrc, like wroted on the Guide/FAQ NetBSD:
$ cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc .xinitrc
$ chmod 0600 .xinitrc
Edit .xinitrc, to add at the bottom:
/usr/X11R7/bin/uxterm &
setxkbmap fr &
exec /usr/S11R7/bin/ctwm -W
rvp . What does setxkbmap -query print after the swap?
Into my user session, with setxkbmap config on Xsetup_0 file:
$ setxkbmap -query
rules: base
model: pc105
layout: fr
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