Re: Strange [xgk]dm behaviour in Sarge

["Christoffer Sawicki" <qerub@home.se>]

> When I log in on a text console and start X using startx,
> everything works fine. When I log in as root and use
> "/etc/init.d/xdm start" or "/etc/init.d/kdm start", xdm/kdm starts,
> the mouse works and I can select menus in kdm, but the keyboard is
> completely dead. NumLock cannot be toggled, console switching is
> not possible and also zapping the X-server with CTRL-ALT-BS does
> not work. Entering username and password does not work as well :-).

Hi,

You've been hit by bug #266106*.
Here is a solution posted by Adeodato Simó:

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    - first, check that the problem dissappears if you do the following
      change in /etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers (and then restart kdm):

        -:0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp
        +:0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp vt7

      that is, add the string 'vt7' to the :0 line in that file. that
      should *really* fix the bug. if for anybody does not solve it,
      PLEASE report.

    - then, plese revert back the change (i.e., leave the original
      Xservers) and add the following line ==> in the [General] section <==
      of /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc (and then restart kdm):

        ServerVTs=-7

      I am not 100% if this will solve the problem for everybody, so I'm
      specially looking forward hearing feedback wrt. this second point.
      once you've tried, you may use the solution you prefer (or the one
      that works for you, should one fail for some reason).
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* http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=266106

*/ Christoffer Sawicki <qerub@home.se>