Re: X.org issues with keyboard and xdm

[Matthieu Herrb <matthieu_(_dot_)_herrb_(_at_)_laas_(_dot_)_fr>]

steven mestdagh wrote:
> hello,
>
> I'm using -current src and a XF4 snapshot from 2 days ago on an i386.
> Problems arise with the keyboard, I thought it's not using the correct map
> because I cannot switch back to the virtual consoles using CTRL+ALT+F1...F6
> (something like [11^ just appears in my xterm), but apart from this,
> strangely the keyboard layout seems just fine.
> I tried switching to a different keymap but setxkbmap coredumps:
>
> $ setxkbmap be
> Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
> Use defaults: rules - 'xorg' model - 'pc101' layout - 'us'
> setxkbmap in free(): error: junk pointer, too high to make sense
> Abort (core dumped)

Did you install xetc36.tgz ?
The XKB configuration files have changed, so you need to install at 
least /etc/X11/xkb from the new snapshot.

> Another problem occurs with xdm. If I login as root and start xdm, it
> works. However, if I start it from the rc script, as it should, I don't
> get any keyboard response (mouse does respond), can't login and have to
> reboot.
This looks like you have enabled a getty process on the VT used by X (as 
defined in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers


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					Matthieu