Bug#241122: Cannot change resolution or switch VT's

[barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)]

On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 11:47:56AM -0800, Zachary Rizer wrote:
> Package: xserver-common
> Version: 4.3.0-7
> Severity: important
> 
> Ok, here's the deal.  A few weeks ago, I rebooted my
> machine and, for some reason, X loaded up on VT #2.  I
> thought it odd, but was able to change VTs.  After
> another reboot a week or so later, X was back on VT
> #7, but then I could not change to another VT using
> the CTRL-ALT-+ or - hotkeys.  I also could not change
> resolutions.  I ran xev and spied on the keycode
> mappings, and sure enough, they were correct for both
> sets of key combinations.
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You might add
  Option "XkbDisable" "true"
to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in order to determine whether this bug
is due to xkb.  In this case, run
  xkbcomp -a -xkb -o /tmp/xkb.log :0
and see if you can find anything strange in /tmp/xkb.log.

Denis