Fix for number of ChromeOS browser_tests that were failing in BVTs.

chrome/browser/chromeos/preferences.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "chrome/browser/chromeos/preferences.h"
 
 #include "ash/display/display_controller.h"
 #include "ash/shell.h"
 #include "base/chromeos/chromeos_version.h"
 #include "base/command_line.h"
@@ skipping 53 matching lines @@
 
 Preferences::~Preferences() {}
 
 // static
 void Preferences::RegisterUserPrefs(PrefService* prefs) {
   std::string hardware_keyboard_id;
   // TODO(yusukes): Remove the runtime hack.
   if (base::chromeos::IsRunningOnChromeOS()) {
     input_method::InputMethodManager* manager =
         input_method::InputMethodManager::GetInstance();
-    hardware_keyboard_id =
-        manager->GetInputMethodUtil()->GetHardwareInputMethodId();
+    if (manager) {
+      hardware_keyboard_id =
+          manager->GetInputMethodUtil()->GetHardwareInputMethodId();
+    }
   } else {
     hardware_keyboard_id = "xkb:us::eng";  // only for testing.
   }
 
   const bool enable_tap_to_click_default = IsLumpy();
   prefs->RegisterBooleanPref(prefs::kTapToClickEnabled,
                              enable_tap_to_click_default,
                              PrefService::SYNCABLE_PREF);
   prefs->RegisterBooleanPref(prefs::kEnableTouchpadThreeFingerClick,
                              false,
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   input_method::AutoRepeatRate rate;
   rate.initial_delay_in_ms = xkb_auto_repeat_delay_pref_.GetValue();
   rate.repeat_interval_in_ms = xkb_auto_repeat_interval_pref_.GetValue();
   DCHECK(rate.initial_delay_in_ms > 0);
   DCHECK(rate.repeat_interval_in_ms > 0);
   input_method::XKeyboard::SetAutoRepeatRate(rate);
 }
 
 }  // namespace chromeos