Julien Cristau writes ("Re: Bug#496548: xmodmap in xdm Xsetup, empty modifier map, broken Shift"): > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 17:00:08 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > * When xmodmap -pm is run in Xsetup, it prints an empty modifier > > map. That is, there are no modifiers set. > > 14:08 < daniels> jcristau: getting an empty modmap is a symptom of running > without xkb
Note that the modifier map is only empty early on during startup/login. It is apparently populated later, so I think Peter Hutterer's references may be more to the point. > Does this also happen if xkb-data is installed on the machine running > the X server? -anarres:~> dpkg -l '*xkb-data*' Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=================================-=================================-================================================================================== pn xkb-data <none> (no description available) ii xkb-data-legacy 1.0.1-4 Classic XKB data -anarres:~> dpkg -s xkb-data-legacy Package: xkb-data-legacy Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 2956 Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org> Architecture: all Version: 1.0.1-4 Replaces: xlibs-data (<< 6.8.2-35), xkb-data Pre-Depends: x11-common (>= 1:1.0.0-1) Conflicts: xlibs-data (<< 6.8.2-35), xkb-data Description: Classic XKB data This package contains the old xkb datasets. Note that this package is more or less unsupported by upstream, and the new xkb-data package will replace it. -anarres:~> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> dpkg -i /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb dpkg: considering removing xkb-data-legacy in favour of xkb-data ... dpkg: yes, will remove xkb-data-legacy in favour of xkb-data. (Reading database ... 226123 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xkb-data (from .../xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb (--install): cannot remove file `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/vn': Not a directory Errors were encountered while processing: /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> dpkg -i /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkb-data-legacy/xkb-data-legacy_1.0.1-4_all.deb Selecting previously deselected package xkb-data-legacy. dpkg: considering removing xkb-data in favour of xkb-data-legacy ... xkb-data is not properly installed - ignoring any dependencies on it. dpkg: yes, will remove xkb-data in favour of xkb-data-legacy. (Reading database ... 226328 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xkb-data-legacy 1.0.1-4 (using .../xkb-data-legacy_1.0.1-4_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xkb-data-legacy ... Setting up xkb-data-legacy (1.0.1-4) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> ! Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]