--- Forwarded Message from Bob Majors <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Bob Majors <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7291.4 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X (!)
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>

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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from "Jose C. Rodriguez" <[log in to unmask]> ---
> We have been seeing this happen as well, but seems to be limited to
> computers that we have imaged using Carbon Copy Cloner. Might be
> coincidence, but computers where we have installed the OS and language
> support manually to not exhibit this behavior. I have been inquiring with
> Apple about this issue and I'll let you know what I find out.

I use CCC to prepare Apple Software Restore (ASR) images (.dmg) to allow lab clients to 
NetBoot off a server and then download the image via <bombich.com> NetRestore, and this 
problem dogged me as well whenever I made keyboard layout / input method changes to the 
pristine image.  After much sleuthing, I found that the changes were being stored in the 
ByHost folder: /Library/Management/mac001/Library/Preferences/ByHost/
com.apple.HIToolbox.<MAC address>.plist, so when the image was restored to other machines 
with their own MAC address, the changes did not work.  I replaced /Library/Preferences/
com.apple.HIToolbox.plist with the contents of the customized .plist, and then the cloning 
worked.  Following is the script I wrote to automate this process.  Before using it in a production 
environment, it should be tested and also understood by the person using it.  Paste the following 
into a blank AppleScript and run while logged in as a local machine admin. NOTE 1: Subsitute 
the actual MAC address for "<REPACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_MAC_ADDRESS>".  NOTE 2: 
Substitute your local admin password for "<REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PASSWORD>" -- 
OR BETTER YET, use the code that allows root access without storing your password in a non-
encrypted file (sorry, I don't recall the method right now).

--script begins next line
tell application "Terminal"

activate
	
do shell script "sudo cp /Library/Management/mac001/Library/Preferences/ByHost/
com.apple.HIToolbox.<REPACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_MAC_ADDRESS>.plist /Library/
Preferences/com.apple.HIToolbox.plist" password "<
REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_PASSWORD>" with administrator privileges
	
        -- You might need the following line; test and see.
        close window 1

-- The following line is optional, and can be modifed for your environment. It's always a good idea 
to give the user useful feedback.

display dialog "Keyboard Input menu stuff fixed." buttons ["Thank you Bob"] default button 1
	
end tell
-- script ended with previous line

Bob Majors
Language Learning Center
University of Washington