Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:32:14 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> Cc: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: keyboard in wrong mode after VT switch from X Message-ID: <95rrq49q-911r-q1r1-n151-1r276n0rq69@mnoonqbm.arg> In-Reply-To: <dda2b0c2-6f63-4131-bfbd-03f7d8bf049b@freebsd.org> References: <eaa55e8d-3dc0-4b27-ace8-7be43d8b93f6@FreeBSD.org> <CAPyFy2DbQA0uZ1yQTC_E_6NsgGDOj_57wpe%2BTRJ0B7Vwb3%2B_vg@mail.gmail.com> <dda2b0c2-6f63-4131-bfbd-03f7d8bf049b@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2025, Andriy Gapon wrote: > On 12/11/2025 21:38, Ed Maste wrote: >> On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 at 11:15, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> >>> I usually work in desktop (X11) environment all the time, but recently I >>> had to >>> troubleshoot a problem with Xorg configuration and had to switch between X >>> and a >>> text console quite a bit. And quite frequently (but not always) the >>> keyboard >>> seemed to be in wrong mode after a switch. At least, that's how it >>> appeared: >>> most key presses wouldn't get through, but some (I think Enter) would have >>> an >>> effect. Switching to another text console and back always fixed the >>> input. >> >> I think I've seen this sort of thing being caused by incorrect >> modifier key state - that is, it's acting as if ctrl and/or alt are >> being pressed. If you get in this state again try pressing and >> releasing modifier keys to see if that clears it up. If so, it's a bit >> of an unfortunate workaround but at least will provide a hint for next >> debugging steps. > > Yes, that was it. > I've just repro-ed the issue and pressing Alt helped to restore the input. That's really good to know; I've seen this for years when I end a startx session and get back to VT2 I always had to switch to VT1 and back before Ctrl+d would work (or others) as I usually want to logout. I'll give it a try in a few days (unless a panic happens sooner). It never bothered me enough as it usually only get into this when I shutdown my system for updates. /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7home | help
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