Bug#484294: xserver-xorg: default xorg.conf breaks switching to VT via Ctrl-Alt-Fn
> The xserver-xorg package asks you for the xkb settings. If you give it
> broken values (it seems that the "dead" variant of the "us" layout
> doesn't exist) there's not much we can do about that...
Oh... I just did dpkg-reconfigure using the -phigh option, assuming that the default
answers would yield a minimal working config. Without the -phigh the dialog on the
XkbVariant is indeed pre-filled with "dead". Maybe I mis-answered a long time ago,
and there is some memory of these answers despite moving the old xorg.conf away, and
it somehow had no consequence until now. In any case you are definitely right.
> Not sure why there's no warning/error in your X log, though. Have you
> checked the display manager's log?
Nothing either it seems.
So it appears this bug is misplaced, sorry for having put the blame on the xorg.conf
generating scripts. The absence of warning is a bug or at least a strong wishlist
item, but maybe in another package ? I suggest this bug be retitled "no warning and
broken VT switching in case of an incorrect XkbVariant in xorg.conf". If you'd
rather close this bug, where do you suggest I resubmit a more specific request about
the missing warning (and breaking VT switching instead of just ignoring the
incorrect XkbVariant) in the case of an invalid XkbVariant ?
thanks for the fast reaction
cheers,
Adrian
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