Re: xserver-xfree86 4.3.0: Unable to switch virtual consoles
On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 16:40, Stephen J. Leavitt wrote:
> I'm using Daniel Stone's debs 4.3.0.0ds2 backported to Woody from
> the following apt sources.list entry:
>
> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/xfree86/$(ARCH)/ ./
>
> I am using this out of necessity at work on a Dell Optiplex GX260 with
> on-board Intel i845 graphics. Just got DRI working under it yesterday
> with the i830 package from dri.sourceforge.net, thinking it may be the
> source of my problem, but although I now have accelerated graphics, I
> also still have my problem, which is the fact that I cannot switch
> virtual consoles. CTRL-ALT-F(1-6) simply do not work. I can switch via
> chvt 1 as root, and then CTRL-ALT-F7 takes me back to X, but then
> CTRL-ALT-F1 fails to take me back to the desired virtual console. xev
> shows XF86_Switch_VT_(1-6) when I press CTRL-ALT-F(1-6), but nothing
> happens. I am out of ideas as to what the cause might be. I believe (but
> I am not 100% sure) that I'm running the same packages with the nVidia
> binary at home, and virtual console switching works there. Does anyone
> have any thoughts and/or ideas as to what might be the cause?
It's likely related to Xkb changes in 4.3. What versions of xlibs* are
installed? Do you make any modifications to the keyboard mapping using
xmodmap or something?
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Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer
Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
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