This has been an issue with me on all laptops I've owned: despite ~/.xinitrc containing:
#!/bin/sh # $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $ usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap /usr/bin/xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap userresources=$HOME/.Xresources sysmodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap #if [ -f $userresources ]; then # xrdb -merge $userresources #fi virtual consoles do not load it when I startxfce4 and open v.t.s. What am I missing? TIA, Rich