I've uploaded the patch that fixes the usage of kbd_mode -u in console-
cyrillic, see bug 520546
But the fact that kbd_mode breaks keyboard in X session, looks like a
bug in kbd to me:
Run
kbd_mode -u -C /dev/console
and from now on pressing ALT+F2 will bring you to the text console
(VT-4).
Related bug: bug 463762
affects:ubuntu → console-cyrillic (Ubuntu)
The problem is apparently with console-cyrillic package. If console cyrillic is
not started at boot time, the bug does not appear.
However, the Cyrillic support is not enabled on the text console in this case!
Very
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) = console-
cyrillic (Ubuntu)
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A small investigation into console-cyrillic revealed that it is no more
than a bunch of key mapping definitions and a perl script executing
binaries from other packages, namely console-tools or kbd, On my
computer console-tools are not installed, so executables from kbd are
run.
The culprit is
Console-cyrillic calls kbd_mode -u. This command alone produces the
bug.
** Package changed: console-cyrillic (Ubuntu) = kbd (Ubuntu)
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To reproduce the bug simply run
kbd_mode -u /dev/console
you can run it even from a Gnome Terminal and see the effect (the bug)
instantly.
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** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
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