Bug#364335: xlibs: Full keyboard support requires a newer kernel
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:11 +0200, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Package: xlibs
> Version: 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6
> Severity: normal
>
>
> I was running XFree86 from sarge without problems using fvwm2 as
> window manager. After upgrading to X.Org (sorry, don't know when this
> started exactly) some keys on my ibook (ppc) did not have as expected.
> Most notabley, I could no longer switch from X to virtual consoles of
> Linux (I tried all combinations of Fn, Ctrl, Alt, Apple key together
> with F1). The effect was as if F1 had been pressed alone (so the
> result depended on the application receiving the keypress). I tried to
> figure out what the problem was, but failed (I did not change any
> config files.
This sounds like usual symptoms of XKB not being enabled, which can be
caused by a lot of things.
> For a different reason I updated from kernel 2.6.10 (self built,
> running fine with both Sarge and current Testing) to 2.6.16.5 (also
> self-built). The config of the new kernel was as close to the old one
> as possible, but I had to enable adb manually (after make oldconfig)
> and input event, to get the keyboard recognized after boot.
>
> Now the very same X has the keys working fine, i.e., I can switch to
> the virtual console back and forth without problems.
>
> As I can boot back and forth with 2.6.10 (also 2.6.8, if you need) and
> 2.6.16.5) I can experiment if you need more info.
Have you booted back into the old kernel and verified that XKB didn't
get enabled again?
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