Error activating XKB configuration

[Randy Bush]

occured at startx with gnome on a *very* current everything

Error activating XKB configuration.
It can happen under various circumstances:
- a bug in libxklavier library
- a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
- X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

X server version data:
The X.Org Foundation
60802000

If you report this situation as a bug, please include:
- The result of xprop -root | grep XKB
- The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd

% xprop -root | grep XKB
CUT_BUFFER0(STRING) = "xprop -root | grep XKB"
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "pc105", "us", "", ""

% gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [us]
 model = pc105
 overrideSettings = false
 options = [ctrl        ctrl:nocaps]