keyboard problem on icebook under X

[Arrigo Benedetti <arrigo@vision.caltech.edu>]

I have installed debian 2.2r3 on an icebook and upgraded the kernel
to 2.4.9-benh0 and Xfree to 4.1.0-2 from unstable.
I have copied the XF86Config-4 from:

http://www.xiph.org/~jack/ibook/XF86Config-4

After X starts the keyboard map is totally screwed up.
Another strange I noticed is that unlike in Linux x86 the X root
window appear only after an event is generated (mouse movement,
keypress, etc.)

Any ideas?

Thanks much,
-Arrigo