Installed Gentoo from GLI 2006.1 DVD, networkless install. Startx and unable to change VTs. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and from commandline, I can change VTs. Did some digging, and found that /var/lib/xkb/compiled is not created. Created directory, and now am able to switch VTs from within X.
Which package normally makes that directory? The code in catalyst regarding that directory is this: # If /usr/lib/X11/xkb/compiled then make it tmpfs if [ -d /usr/lib/X11/xkb/compiled ] then echo "tmpfs /usr/lib/X11/xkb/compiled tmpfs defaults 0 0" >> \ /etc/fstab fi It should be setting up tmpfs on that location, unless it doesn't exist. Also, you're using startx? Now, I don't even *have* a /usr/lib/X11/xkb on my system, and I can switch terminals just fine. I'm wondering if it might be something else causing the problem, instead?
There is no such entry in my fstab - This is a very very basic GLI NCurses install. I can attach the ClientConfiguration.xml and InstallProfile.xml if it would help. There is no /usr/lib/X11/xkb directory on the system. I looked in /var/log/kdm.log, and found a line advising that xkbcomp reports: > Error: Cannot open "/usr/share/X11/xkb/compiled/server-0.xkm" to write keyboard description > Exiting Chasing this directory tree down, it is sym-linked to end up at /var/lib/xkb do a mkdir /var/lib/xkb and suddenly the xkb can be complied correctly, and VT swtiching works. The `if [ -d /usr/lib/X11/xkb/compiled ]` fails, since the target of the symlink doesn't exist.
Oh, this is on an install done with the installer? I thought it was on the Live CD/DVD. *sigh*
My guess is that this was an xorg-x11 7+ issue that he ran into when installing. Don't think the installer was at fault here.
closing as the xorg 7+ is now more stable. please reopen if you see this issue in 2007.0
