On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:01:45 -0500 (EST), Darren wrote: > > The tty switcher could be a keyboard issue, I > support, with the wrong codes being sent, but I have no idea how to fix > that, and I've treid reading around the web but I can't find anything I > can use. I have an IBM Model M 101 keyboard. X seems to think I have a > 105 key board, but I can't see how that can be the problem. But it does > seem like it might be something to do with the Xorg config I guess, but I > don't know how to fix that. Tried a simple-minded Xorg -configure, but it > did not help.
The IBM Model M is the best keyboard ever made, in my humble opinion. I am using one now to compose this e-mail. Edit /etc/default/keyboard and configure the keyboard. Here are the settings I use: XKBMODEL="pc101" XKBLAYOUT="us" XKBVARIANT="" XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch" Then shutdown and reboot. The valid names you can use for XKBMODEL are listed in /usr/share/console-setup/KeyboardNames.pl. For more information, see the documentation files in /usr/share/doc/console-setup. The XKBOPTIONS value used above restores the ability to use the right Alt key with F1-F12 to switch to tty13-tty24, if you have them defined, whereas the left Alt key used in conjunction with F1-F12 is used to switch to consoles tty1-tty12. This was the default behavior in Lenny, but not in Squeeze. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/437403972.38625.1324427152853.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
