I'm using XFree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 on a Debian/unstable system. When I press CTRL+ALT+F1, xev reports that the "XF86_Switch_VT_1" symbol is being generated, but I can never get to any other virtual terminal.
Here're the results from xev of pressing control, alt, and F1 in order:
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x3c00001,
root 0x8d, subw 0x0, time 71155431, (48,786), root:(52,810),
state 0x0, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes: ""
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x3c00001,
root 0x8d, subw 0x0, time 71156335, (48,786), root:(52,810),
state 0x4, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes: ""
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x3c00001,
root 0x8d, subw 0x0, time 71157191, (48,786), root:(52,810),
state 0xc, keycode 67 (keysym 0x1008fe01, XF86_Switch_VT_1), same_screen
YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes: ""
This has been going on for a while and it's driving me nuts. If X ever hangs
or I get in some other weird state (such as when BZFlag eats the keyboard -
see Debian's bug database for details), then I have to log in to another
machine, SSH into my workstation, and fix things from there. This isn't
conducive to easy adminstration.
Any ideas?
--
Kirk Strauser
pgp755XgPJaH7.pgp
Description: signature
