Re: Couldn't load XKB keymap... Can't switch to terminal mode
On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 16:24 +0100, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 18:37:04 -0800, Kenward Vaughan wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 21:53 +0100, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 21:11:54 -0800, Kenward Vaughan wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > I finally caught wind of one reported error (not found in the usual
> > Xorg.X.log, but in the output of startx):
> >
> > ------------------
> > xauth: creating new authority file /home/daddy/.serverauth.12797
> >
> >
> > X Window System Version 7.1.1
> > Release Date: 12 May 2006
> > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
> > ...
> > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> > xkb_keycodes { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)" };
> > xkb_types { include "complete" };
> > xkb_compatibility { include "complete" };
> > xkb_symbols { include "pc(pc105)+us" };
> > xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };
> > The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> > > Error: bad length in CompatMap
> > > Output file "/var/tmp/server-0.xkm" removed
> > Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
>
> This might be an unrelated glitch. I currently find this error several
> times in my xorg log:
>
> (EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm
>
> so there seems to be an issue at the moment with the server-0.xkm file,
> but this has not blocked my terminal switching.
>
> > BScreen::BScreen: managing screen 0 using visual 0x21, depth 24
> > *** WARNING: 'Workspace<n>' actions are deprecated! Use 'Workspace <n>'
> > instead
> >
> > [I have no idea what this BScreen stuff is... fluxbox perhaps?]
>
> I do not know fluxbox, but the message sure seems to come from your DE.
>
> [...]
>
> > > $ xmodmap -pk | grep Switch_VT
> > > 67 0xffbe (F1) 0x1008fe01 (XF86_Switch_VT_1)
> > > 68 0xffbf (F2) 0x1008fe02 (XF86_Switch_VT_2)
> > > 69 0xffc0 (F3) 0x1008fe03 (XF86_Switch_VT_3)
> > > 70 0xffc1 (F4) 0x1008fe04 (XF86_Switch_VT_4)
> > > 71 0xffc2 (F5) 0x1008fe05 (XF86_Switch_VT_5)
> > > 72 0xffc3 (F6) 0x1008fe06 (XF86_Switch_VT_6)
> > > 73 0xffc4 (F7) 0x1008fe07 (XF86_Switch_VT_7)
> > > 74 0xffc5 (F8) 0x1008fe08 (XF86_Switch_VT_8)
> > > 75 0xffc6 (F9) 0x1008fe09 (XF86_Switch_VT_9)
> > > 76 0xffc7 (F10) 0x1008fe0a (XF86_Switch_VT_10)
> > > 95 0xffc8 (F11) 0x1008fe0b (XF86_Switch_VT_11)
> > > 96 0xffc9 (F12) 0x1008fe0c (XF86_Switch_VT_12)
> >
> > 06:32:58
> > daddy:~# xmodmap -pk | grep Switch_VT
> >
> > 06:33:19
> > daddy:~#
> >
> > Something's missing here, yes?
>
> Yes, I think we may have found the problem. If I run
>
> xmodmap -e "keycode 67 ="
>
> to remove the keycode for XF86_Switch_VT_1 then I can no longer use
> CTRL-ALT-F1 to switch to tty1. I can restore switching with:
>
> xmodmap -e "keycode 67 = F1 XF86_Switch_VT_1"
>
> I therefore hope that you can fix your problem by assigning these keycodes
> again. Try to run
>
> for ((i=1;i<=10;i++)); do xmodmap -e "keycode $((66+i)) = F$i XF86_Switch_VT_$i"; done
>
> to set them all at once (to the values that work for me here).
>
> This could be a bug of a package other than xlibs-* and xkb-*, which
> would explain why your purging/reinstalling did not have any effect.
> Something might screw around with the keycodes, for example the startup
> scripts of fluxbox. You can try to find out where it happens and file a
> bug report. If all else fails then it will hopefully be enough to
> include the above "for ..." command into your own startup scripts to set
> the keycodes at the beginning of each new X session.
Ah well. Ran the script (both as user and root), checked that things
were in place, but no good, no change. :(
That included an X-window shutdown/restart, and a reboot following just
to see if some process I don't recognize kept the changes from becoming
effective. All no go.
Where is XF86_Switch_VT_x defined/interpreted? If it's in the system but
not being recognized, where does that happen? While I see fluxbox as a
possible culprit, I'll point out again that the problem seems to run
across the board with any WM/DE used.
Kenward
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