Ctrl + Alt + F* doesn't do anything when X is running

[darkrose0510]

The title pretty much sums up the problem, if I press Ctrl + Alt + F1 (F2, F3, etc.), while X is running, nothing happens. The only way I can switch to tty1-6 is by opening a terminal and killing X.

If I have a gnome-terminal open and press Ctrl + Alt + F1, it prints ;7P to the terminal window, P gets printed on xterm if it's open. That's the only sign the the keypresses are even being registered.

Once X is stopped I can switch between tty's without problems.

My desktop is made up of Fluxbox, kiba-dock, and xcompmgr (so transparency works), with ivman running as an automounter. Stopping any of these doesn't make any differance, likewise changing to a Gnome desktop doesn't change anything...

I've got a custom Xmodmap to suit my Cherry Master Linux keyboard:

 $ cat .Xmodmap 
! Internet-Keys (Back, Forward, Stop, Reload, Search)
keycode 234 = XF86Back
keycode 233 = XF86Forward
keycode 232 = XF86Stop
keycode 231 = XF86Reload
keycode 122 = XF86Search
! Multimedia-Keys (Play/Pause, Stop, Back, Forward, Eject)
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 204 = XF86Eject
! XPress-Keys left (Up, Down, Cut, Paste, Copy)
keycode 220 = XF86ScrollUp
keycode 143 = XF86ScrollDown
keycode 188 = XF86Cut
keycode 192 = XF86Paste
keycode 248 = XF86Copy
! XPress-Keys right (List 1, List 2, List 3, Redo, Undo)
keycode 159 = XF86Launch1
keycode 151 = XF86Launch2
keycode 171 = XF86Launch3
keycode 138 = Redo
keycode 135 = Undo
! Premium-Keys (Calculator, Email, Browser, On/Off)
keycode 161 = XF86Calculator
keycode 236 = XF86Mail
keycode 130 = XF86HomePage
keycode 199 = XF86LogOff
! Main-Keys (-, +, Mute, Media-Player)
keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 129 = XF86AudioMedia
! @-Key
keycode 116 = at

and likewise a custom setup in .fluxbox/keys:

 $ cat .fluxbox/keys 
OnDesktop Mouse1 :HideMenus
OnDesktop Mouse2 :WorkspaceMenu
OnDesktop Mouse3 :RootMenu
OnDesktop Mouse4 :NextWorkspace
OnDesktop Mouse5 :PrevWorkspace

Control F2 :ExecCommand fbrun -nearmouse

Mod1 Tab :NextWindow
Mod1 Shift Tab :PrevWindow
Mod1 F1 :Workspace 1
Mod1 F2 :Workspace 2
Mod1 F3 :Workspace 3
Mod1 F4 :Workspace 4
Mod1 F5 :Workspace 5
Mod1 F6 :Workspace 6
Mod1 F7 :Workspace 7
Mod1 F8 :Workspace 8
Mod1 F9 :Workspace 9
Mod1 F10 :Workspace 10
Mod1 F11 :Workspace 11
Mod1 F12 :Workspace 12

None XF86Launch1 :Workspace 1
None XF86Launch2 :Workspace 2
None XF86Launch3 :Workspace 3
!
None XF86AudioPrev :ExecCommand audacious--rew
None XF86AudioPlay :ExecCommand audacious --play-pause
None XF86AudioNext :ExecCommand audacious --fwd
None XF86AudioStop :ExecCommand audacious --stop
None XF86Eject :ExecCommand audacious -j
!
None XF86AudioLowerVolume :ExecCommand amixer sset PCM 2-
None XF86AudioMute :ExecCommand amixer sset "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" toggle
None XF86AudioRaiseVolume :ExecCommand amixer sset PCM 2+
None XF86AudioMedia :ExecCommand totem
!
None XF86Calculator :ExecCommand gcalctool
None XF86Mail :ExecCommand /usr/bin/evolution
None XF86HomePage :ExecCommand /usr/bin/firefox

Disabling the Xmodmap, and/or fluxbox keys makes no difference. Neither get's called in Gnome anyway, where the problem still exists...

So, any ideas? I don't really know where to start on this.

[darkrose0510]

All fixed, I just commented out:

Option         "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"

in my xorg.conf then restarted X and I can switch consoles no problem. Plus all my multimedia/special keys still seem to be working, so all is well.