Original message =============================================================================== I have just upgraded my Debian Sarge/Testing system which included a number of X related packages and console switching (Ctrl-Alt-Fn) has stopped working when running X.

Even Ctrl-Alt-Backspace won't drop me back to the command line even though X was started using '/etc/init.d/kdm start' from the command line on console 1 which is what I have always done. It just restarts X/kdm. ==============================================================================

I have traced this to the /etc/X11/xkb/rules files. Reverting to the old one has cured the problem.

I have tried comparing both files but they appear to be so different as to make this impossible for me!

Could someone, with appropriate knowledge, have a look at the new file and see if they can point to the bit that stops console switching from working?

My XF86Config-4 keyboard section is:

Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "gb" Option "XkbVariant" "" EndSection

Changing pc105 to pc104 doesn't make any difference.

Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

/etc/X11/xkb/rules: =============================================================================== // $Xorg: xfree86,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:42 cpqbld Exp $

// // Rules for resolving XKB components for use with XFree86 // Copyright 1996 by Joseph Moss // // 2002 Modifier: Ivan Pascal The XFree86 Project // $XFree86: xc/programs/xkbcomp/rules/xfree86,v 3.61 2003/02/20 04:36:09 dawes Exp $ //

// Layouts that still need be composed by old rules ! $oldlayouts = az bs ca ca_enhanced de_CH fr_CH hu hu_qwerty lt_std mn vn

// If you want non-latin layouts implicitly include the en_US layout // uncomment lines below //! $nonlatin = am ar ben bg by dev el ge_la ge_ru guj gur il il_phonetic\ // ir iu kan lo mk mm ml ori ru sr syr syr_phonetic tel th\ // tj tml ua

! $pcmodels = pc101 pc102 pc104 pc105 ! $mac = macintosh macintosh_old

! model = keycodes macintosh_old = macintosh powerpcps2 = powerpcps2 pc98 = xfree98(pc98) abnt2 = xfree86(abnt2) * = xfree86

! $azerty = be fr fr-latin9 ! $qwertz = al cz de hr pl2 si sk

! layout[1] = keycodes $azerty = +aliases(azerty) $qwertz = +aliases(qwertz) * = +aliases(qwerty)

! layout = keycodes $azerty = +aliases(azerty) $qwertz = +aliases(qwertz) * = +aliases(qwerty)

! model = geometry microsoft = microsoft(natural) microsoftpro = microsoft(natural) microsoftprose = microsoft(natural) dell101 = dell(dell101) flexpro = keytronic(FlexPro) omnikey101 = northgate(omnikey101) $pcmodels = pc(%m) jp106 = pc(jp106) everex = everex(STEPnote) winbook = winbook(XP5) pc98 = nec(pc98) abnt2 = pc macintosh = macintosh(macintosh) macintosh_old = macintosh(macintosh) * = pc(pc104)

! model variant layout = symbols macintosh nodeadkeys * = macintosh/us(extended)+macintosh/%l%(v) $pcmodels nodeadkeys $oldlayouts = en_US(%m%_v)+%l%(v) * nodeadkeys $oldlayouts = en_US(pc105%_v)+%l%(v)

! model layout = symbols pc98 nec/jp = nec/jp(pc98) abnt2 br = us(pc101)+br $pcmodels us_intl = us(%m)+us_intl $mac us = macintosh/us(extended) $mac en_US = macintosh/us(extended) $mac * = macintosh/us(extended)+macintosh/%l%(v) $pcmodels intl = us(%mcompose) * intl = us(pc104compose) * jp = jp $pcmodels $oldlayouts = en_US(%m)+%l%(v) $pcmodels $nonlatin = pc/pc(%m)+pc/us+pc/%l%(v):2 $pcmodels * = pc/pc(%m)+pc/%l%(v) * $oldlayouts = en_US(pc105)+%l%(v) * $nonlatin = pc/pc(pc105)+pc/us+pc/%l%(v):2 * * = pc/pc(pc105)+pc/%l%(v)

! model layout[1] = symbols $pcmodels * = pc/pc(%m)+pc/%l[1]%(v[1]) * * = pc/pc(pc105)+pc/%l[1]%(v[1])

! layout[2] = symbols * = +pc/%l[2]%(v[2]):2

! layout[3] = symbols * = +pc/%l[3]%(v[3]):3

! layout[4] = symbols * = +pc/%l[4]%(v[4]):4

! $inetkbds = airkey acpi scorpius \ brother \ btc5113rf btc5126t btc9000 btc9000a \ cherryblue cherrybluea \ chicony chicony9885 \ compaqeak8 compaqik7 compaqik13 compaqik18 armada presario ipaq \ dell inspiron \ dexxa diamond genius \ ennyah_dkb1008 \ hpi6 hp2501 hp2505 hp5181 hpxe3gc hpxe3gf hpxe4xxx hpzt11xx \ hp500fa hp5xx \ honeywell_euroboard \ rapidaccess rapidaccess2 rapidaccess2a \ ltcd logicdit logicdp logicdpa logicdpa2 logicdo logicfn \ logicdn logidak logiik itouch logiitc logiik logiink itouchin \ mx1998 mx2500 mx2750 \ microsoftinet microsoftpro microsoftprose microsoftoffice \ oretec \ propeller \ qtronix \ samsung4500 samsung4510 \ sk1300 sk2500 sk6200 sk7100 \ sven symplon toshiba_s3000 trust trustda yahoo

! model = symbols $inetkbds = +inet(%m)

! model layout = compat pc98 nec/jp = pc98(basic) * * = complete

! model layout[1] = compat * * = complete

! model = types * = complete

! option = symbols grp:switch = +group(switch) grp:lswitch = +group(lswitch) grp:win_switch = +group(win_switch) grp:lwin_switch = +group(lwin_switch) grp:rwin_switch = +group(rwin_switch) grp:toggle = +group(toggle) grp:shift_toggle = +group(shift_toggle) grp:ctrls_toggle = +group(ctrls_toggle) grp:alts_toggle = +group(alts_toggle) grp:ctrl_shift_toggle = +group(ctrl_shift_toggle) grp:caps_toggle = +group(caps_toggle) grp:ctrl_alt_toggle = +group(ctrl_alt_toggle) grp:alt_shift_toggle = +group(alt_shift_toggle) grp:menu_toggle = +group(menu_toggle) grp:lwin_toggle = +group(lwin_toggle) grp:rwin_toggle = +group(rwin_toggle) grp:sclk_toggle = +group(sclk_toggle) grp:lshift_toggle = +group(lshift_toggle) grp:rshift_toggle = +group(rshift_toggle) grp:lctrl_toggle = +group(lctrl_toggle) grp:rctrl_toggle = +group(rctrl_toggle) grp:lalt_toggle = +group(lalt_toggle) lv3:switch = +level3(switch) lv3:menu_switch = +level3(menu_switch) lv3:win_switch = +level3(win_switch) lv3:lwin_switch = +level3(lwin_switch) lv3:rwin_switch = +level3(rwin_switch) ctrl:nocaps = +ctrl(nocaps) ctrl:swapcaps = +ctrl(swapcaps) ctrl:ctrl_ac = +ctrl(ctrl_ac) ctrl:ctrl_aa = +ctrl(ctrl_aa) altwin:menu = +altwin(menu) altwin:meta_alt = +altwin(meta_alt) altwin:meta_win = +altwin(meta_win) altwin:left_meta_win = +altwin(left_meta_win) altwin:super_win = +altwin(super_win) altwin:hyper_win = +altwin(hyper_win) compose:ralt = +compose(ralt) compose:rwin = +compose(rwin) compose:menu = +compose(menu)

! option = compat grp_led:num = +leds(num) grp_led:caps = +leds(caps) grp_led:scroll = +leds(scroll)

! option = types caps:internal = +caps(internal) caps:internal_nocancel = +caps(internal_nocancel) caps:shift = +caps(shift) caps:shift_nocancel = +caps(shift_nocancel)