Re: Can't switch resolution in xorg

[Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>]

Terry Suden wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ever since installing the xorg updates in Sid last week, I can't change
> screen resolutions using Ctrl-Alt-'+' and Ctrl-Alt-'-'.
>
> "xvidtune -next" still changes resolutions correctly without complaint.
>
> When I run xev, holding Ctrl and Alt down and hitting '+' or '-' (on the
> number pad) does not cause an event. Hitting just Ctrl-'+' or Alt-'-'
> does cause an event.
>
> CTRL-Alt-F1 still works to switch to a console.
>
> There is one error line in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
>   (EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm
>
> There are no files at all in /var/lib/xkb. Should there be?
>
> The keyboard section of my xorg.conf says
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>         Driver          "kbd"
>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc101"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
> EndSection
>
> I don't see anyone else complaining about this and can't find anything
> in the bug tracker, so I presume my keyboard configuration has become
> incorrect somehow, although I haven't intentionally changed it. Any
> clues?
>
>   
Maybe a stupid answer, but I solved the same problem last week by buying 
a new keyboard. ;-)