Bug#483578: xserver-xorg-input-kbd: Can't switch to virtual console

["Alexandra N. Kossovsky" <sasha@oktetlabs.ru>]

Package: xserver-xorg-input-kbd
Version: 1:1.3.1-1
Severity: important


I'm not sure that this bug belongs to xserver-xorg-input-kbd, but I've
tried to do my best guess.  After yesterday upgrade from etch to lenny,
I can't switch from X to virtual console using Ctrl-Alt-Fn.  At the same
time, chvt works.

I've tried both lenny version of xserver-xorg-input-kbd (1:1.2.2-3) and
the version from incoming (1:1.3.1-1).

0 bash$ grep VT /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(**) Option "DontVTSwitch" "false"
(++) using VT number 9
0 bash$ xev
.............
KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    root 0x66, subw 0x0, time 27604954, (-804,-212), root:(327,603),
    state 0x0, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe7, Meta_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    root 0x66, subw 0x0, time 27604957, (-804,-212), root:(327,603),
    state 0x8, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    root 0x66, subw 0x0, time 27605888, (-804,-212), root:(327,603),
    state 0xc, keycode 67 (keysym 0x1008fe01, XF86_Switch_VT_1), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    root 0x66, subw 0x0, time 27606460, (-804,-212), root:(327,603),
    state 0xc, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe7, Meta_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    root 0x66, subw 0x0, time 27606478, (-804,-212), root:(327,603),
    state 0x4, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False
.......

For xev, I've pressed Alt,Ctrl and, after that, F1. However, I do not
see KeyPress for XF86_Switch_VT_1 -- only KeyRelease.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-kbd depends on:
ii  libc6              2.7-10                GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  xserver-xorg-core  2:1.4.1~git20080131-4 Xorg X server - core server

xserver-xorg-input-kbd recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

-- 
Regards,
        Sasha.
Alexandra N. Kossovsky, software engineer.
e-mail: sasha@sanechka.spb.ru