Re: No CTRL-F1..F6 anymore

[Kent West]

Otto Wyss wrote:
Otto Wyss wrote:
   

Since yesterday I install a new Debian/Sarge system and it's somehow
working but after installing x-window and xfce I've lost CTRL-ALT F1..F6
(resp. CTRL-F1..F2 in console). Does anyone know how that could happen,
which package does this? How can I restore CTRL-F1..F6 again?
     

These are generated by starting a getty (mgetty, etc) on the various 
terminals, in /etc/inittab, as in:

   

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
     

That's exactly how my /etc/inittab looks like and ps -e shows all 6
getty's running.
I have to admid I tested with an USB-keyboard so far. I just connected
an PS/2-keyboard which allows to switch with Windowskey-F1..F6. The
question is now where did this redefinition of the keys happen and why
doens't the USB-keyboard work?
 

Using the PS/2 kb, switch to F2 or so. Now test the keys (on the PS/2 
and the USB_ to see if the Ctrl and Alt keys are mapped properly. If so, 
you now the problem is limited to X, in which case I'd run 
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-commom" and "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" 
to double-check my settings. I might also suspect an issue with locales.

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Kent
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