Hi,
I have installed OpenSuSE x86_64 on a desktop with all up-dates installed.
I notice that some time ago I lost the capability to change terminals with ctrl-alt-f1 … f2 … when I am working in KDE 3.5
Also the last resort crtl-alt-backspace does not work either??
This is really annoying …
I can do that on gnome but not on KDE 3.5 my usual desktop …
Someone knows what happened?
How to solve this?
Regards,
Pedro
Hi,
I could not make time to spend on this issue.
But I have made the following experiment on my system:
OpenSuSE 11.1 x86_64 latest all up-dates installed.
Using default KDE 3.5.
Using a NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT with nvidia driver 180.29.
When the system boots and I log in KDE 3.5 I can not make crtl-alt-Fn to access terminals and crtl-alt-del does not work either (does not reboot the X server.)
I gave a little look at the X server config and the xorg.conf file.
Nothing seems out of the ordinary or unusual.
I googled a bit the web and read several articles about similar problems.
I noticed that in my system just choosing the switch user and bringing a new X session (no need to loggin on the second X session) makes the terminal switching problem go away .?!?!
Meaning that after login in kde3.5 qnd going for the taskbar, choosing -> switch user -> lock current & Start new Session
the new session display shows up.
Them I just make
crtl-alt-f7 … return to my session and … now I can make crtl-alt-Fn ant the terminal show up as usual !!!
Can anyone explain this strange behavior?
Regards,
Pedro
If your problem is related to you xorg.conf, examining /var/Xorg.0.log may give you some clues, particularly lines marked as warnings “(WW)” or errors “(EE)”
Bootup and system logs (dmesg) are two other places where you may get some hints to the source of your problems, particularly if the problem is due to hardware recognition. Those two logs can be examined through YaST > Miscellaneous > Start-Up Log or System Log.
Running ‘xev’ from Konsole or Gnome-Terminal will tell you if the keystrokes from the ‘Ctrl’, ‘Alt’ and ‘Fn’ keys are being recognized by the X server. See ‘man xev’.
If the problem is with HAL, one place to start would be by running ‘lshal’ from Konsole or Gnome-Terminal. A quick search to see if your keyboard is correctly recognized might be done by
lshal | grep "input.product"
I’m sorry I can’t provide more help but I hope I’ve given you some assistance in finding the source of the keystroke recognition problems.
Just ran across this solution, which may work for you:
“I fixed it by installing keytouch and xkeyboard-config.
Restarted X and all is well. Have my Win keys back too.”
[INDENT]openSuSE 10.2 No virtual consoles at RunLevel 5?[/INDENT]
From Googling, I’ve read that some people have found that ‘Win-key’+‘Fn’ works while ‘Alt’+‘Ctrl’+‘Fn’ does not. Others seem to have found that the left ‘Ctrl’ key doesn’t work but the right-hand key does (or the reverse). Or the same with the ‘Alt’ key.
I forgot to mention that the keyboard shortcuts from the KDE Control Center should be examined. They are located under ‘Regional & Accessibility > Keyboard Layout > Xkb Options tab’ and ‘Regional & Accessibility > Keyboard Shortcuts’
Hi,
Thanks for the lead!
I Googled a lot but did not find this.
There are many comments on the subject specially in Debian-based distributions.
I will try that. And let everyone know about how it went.
Regards,
Pedro