Bug#443044: x11-xserver-utils: xmodmap run at X startup no longer takes effect

[Henrik Enberg <henrik.enberg@telia.com>]

Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> writes:
> On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 11:00 +0200, Henrik Enberg wrote:
> > Package: x11-xserver-utils
> > Version: 7.3+1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > When starting X, running xmodmap from e.g. ~/.xsession no longer
> > changes any mappings.  Strange thing is, running xmodmap from a
> > terminal after X has started still works.
> 
> This could be due to a server reset which happens whenever the last
> client disconnects. A server reset is usually noticeable due to the
> server re-programming the video mode. You can avoid resets by starting
> the Xserver with the -noreset command line option or by keeping a client
> running in the background.

Unfortunately, neither of these workarounds yield any results.  I can
clearly see the video switching going away, but my xmodmap settings
still don't take effect.