On 26 Dec 2005, Richard Lyons wrote: > On Monday, 26 December 2005 at 19:08:03 +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 26 Dec 2005, Richard Lyons wrote: > > > On a sid install with kernel 2.6.14-2-686, from X, I cannot switch to > > > another console with ctrl-alt-F2 etc. It is running xorg. > > > > > Comes up quite a lot. In my case the solution was to add the following > > line to "Section "InputDevice" in /etc/xorg.conf: > > > > Option "XkbDisable" "true" > > > That did it. Strange -- I wonder what Xkb does that it is enabled by > default but not missed when disabled. > > Thanks. > > -- > richard >
Glad it worked. I've no idea why either. I found it by comparing one machine in which the switch worked with one in which it didn't. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
