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Date:      Mon, 2 Jun 2003 19:30:49 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Joshua Oreman <oremanj@www.get-linux.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Pressing key changes resolution
Message-ID:  <20030602192402.O64034@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030602021720.GB32908@webserver.get-linux.org>
References:  <20030601190034.942BD37B401@hub.freebsd.org> <20030602021720.GB32908@webserver.get-linux.org>

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On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Joshua Oreman wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 08:41:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Thomas Kernes seemed to write:
> > This is really odd, I hope someone can help me here:
> >
> > I just upgraded (using the ports) to Gnome 2.2.  Now when I press a key on
> > the keyboard, the display resolution changes, but no echo.  Did I mess up
> > the keyboard map or something?  I have had no luck finding a remedy.
>
> Search the archives - this was discussed just last week.
> (Basically, uninstall XFree86 and reinstall XFree86-libraries, then XFree86.)

Too severe!  As per Edward Wei's post on May 30, just make deinstall
XFree86-4-libraries and then make install on it again.  This cured the
problem for me.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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