Re: No Backspace in X

[sen_ml@eccosys.com]

At around Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:19:22 +1000,
 Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org> may have mentioned:

> On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 11:48:28AM +0200, jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote:
> > [backspace problem in X]
> > > Here is my setup:
> > > 
> > > Debian 1.3.1
> > 
> > Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of
> > backspace and delete under X has been implemented.
> 
> I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday,
> and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard
> on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup];
> I have to use C-h though. Suggestions?

i had this problem as well -- i looked in my XF86Config file and
commented out a line having to do w/ XKB.  i think this did the
trick for me.

-sen