** Description changed: (console-setup) [Impact] * keyboard-configuration's postinst changes keyboard mode breaking X keys. - [Workaround] - - Reboot (or restart X) and the problem will go away. - [Test Case] - - [racb] Note that upgrading to the fixed package will not fix the problem - for affected users; you must reboot (or restart X) as above. The fix - only prevents the problem occurring again. * Ssh to a system or open a terminal and unset DISPLAY $ echo $DISPLAY $ * Check kbd mode, should be raw (set by kbd_mode -s) or unknown: $ sudo kbd_mode The keyboard is in some unknown mode $ sudo kbd_mode The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode $ + On Xenial X runs on VT7 thus the graphical environment is not affected in the default configuration, but the keyboard-configuration postinst maintaner script still changes mode on vt1-6, thus at the beginning set VT1 to raw mode to observe the change: + $ sudo kbd_mode -s -C /dev/tty1 + $ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty1 + The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode + * Install or reinstall kbd-configuration $ sudo apt install --reinstall keyboard-configuration ... Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.178ubuntu11) ... Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console. ... * With the fixed package you should see the note above and the kbd mode - must stay the same: + must stay the same (on Xenial check VT1: sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty1): $ sudo kbd_mode The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode $ * The unfixed package sets the kbd mode to unicode: $ sudo kbd_mode The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode $ [Regression Potential] * The change may break debian-installer changing the keyboard mode, this should also be tested. * In general changing the postinst script may make the package unable to install, but this is tested in generic environment and the change to the postinst script is very small. [Original Bug Text] WORKAROUND: sudo kbd_mode -s ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: I'm running Ubuntu Lucid development branch. Pressing alt-f2 switches the screen to the second virtual terminal. Alt-f3 does the same to the third and so on. I expected alt-f2 to open the run dialog. I'm pretty sure that my keyboard is not malfunctioning as I can use all my applications normally. (Pressing O and Ctrl-O do not have the same effect.) I'm not sure which package I should file this bug against. I'll happily do an apport-collect once I know.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520546 Title: Alt+KEY incorrectly behaves like Ctrl+Alt+KEY, and/or unwanted VT switch from Alt+Left/Right To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/520546/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
