From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 19 14:28:59 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 440EC16A400 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:28:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12EEC13C465 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:28:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 32275 invoked from network); 19 Jun 2007 09:28:58 -0500 Received: from 210-84-48-213.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (210.84.48.213) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 19 Jun 2007 09:28:58 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:28:54 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Robert Huff Message-ID: <20070620002854.78d5d06a@localhost> In-Reply-To: <18038.27849.937286.50410@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <4675BA2B.5030605@tundraware.com> <20070618115536.352f130c@localhost> <18038.27849.937286.50410@jerusalem.litteratus.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can No Longer Get To Virtual Consoles After -STABLE Update X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:28:59 -0000 On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:30:17 -0400 Robert Huff wrote: > Norberto Meijome writes: > > > Look for some threads in this list about ALT key and alternative > > keyboadd maps not working after the upgrade. There is a suuposed > > fiex, but I haven't tested it yet. > > On the advice of a third party, I added this: > hey :) > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "DontZap" "false" enables killing your X server w/ ctrl-alt-backspace - not relevant > Option "DontZoom" "true" Ctrl-alt-[+/- num keys] for zoon - disabled, not relevant > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true" cant see this as being relevant > > # XFree86 4.[34].x - Add "DontVTSwitch" to be false (for > # console switching). > > Option "DontVTSwitch" "false" fair enough, but as per xorg.conf manpage, the default is off / false anyway. > Option "HandleSpecialKeys" "always" > > # Xorg 6.8.(2|99.903) - Add "XkbDisable" to be true (for > # console switching). > > Option "XkbDisable" "true" exactly :) as per the other emails I refered, the issue is with Xkb extensions when you have multiple / altnernative kb layouts > EndSection > > > at the end of my xorg.conf. > This has fixed the "ctl+alt+" problem. There may be side > effects, but so far I haven't triggered any of them. > yes, you can't use alternative keyboard layouts and switch between them. there is a proposed work around (also in the archives) ,but I haven't tested it yet. cheers, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness... This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." Plato I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.