I had this problem after did a # apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrad
today. Backspace does not work anymore. I had the similar situation with the guy who had this problem too, i.e. I still use the xserver-common-v3 and XF86_SVGA because my video card savage 3D is not supported by XFree86 4.0.1 yet. When startx and quit, there is the error message: System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 /var/tmp/xfree86.xkm'sh: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp: No such file or directory Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap It turns out that there is no /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp. After did a symbol link of /usr/bin/X11/xkbcomp to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp, the problem has gone. I don't know if this is a XFree86 3.3.6 specific 'bug' or it is done as a feature. It might because a FAQ when people upgrad but have to live with X 3.3.6. -- Best regard ha_shao
