Quantal: ctl-alt-t does not bring up terminal after updating

[Pete Graner]

After updating on 25 Sep, ctl-alt-t no longer works. I check and it is in keyboard shortcuts.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: unity 6.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.43 Sun Aug 19 20:14:03 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.1-9ubuntu2)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Sep 26 08:28:07 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 304.43, 3.5.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 304.43, 3.5.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF100 [GeForce GTX 480] [10de:06c0] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:1482]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120314)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic root=UUID=3f60d1aa-acf9-4ed8-a583-9f35940c5ff8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/19/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: SIX7910J.86A.0281.2011.1019.1612
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: DX79SI
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAG28808-500
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrSIX7910J.86A.0281.2011.1019.1612:bd10/19/2011:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDX79SI:rvrAAG28808-500:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.2+bzr3377-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.8-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1

[Pete Graner (pgraner)]

This has happened to both my desktop and laptop machines. Both were upgrades from Precise.

[Kate Stewart (kate.stewart)]

Couple more data points... on 12.10 updated system:
  - Keyboard shortcut has "Cntl+Alt+T", which doesn't appear to work. However am seeing "Cntl+Alt+t" working.
  - There are also two entries in System Settings.../Keyboard/Shortcuts. Launch terminal and Launch Terminal both listing a key sequence that doesn't work - ie. "Cntl+Alt+T"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

It seems there is also a very recent duplicate of this bug as well. In that case there was no upgrade.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

bug 1050796 could be related?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Not a unity/compiz bug. Ctrl+Alt+T handling lives outside of compiz/unity.

[Mike Williamson (sleepycat)]

After the latest round of package updates this is suddenly fixed for me.
I don't see anything about a fix noted here.
In fact its still not clear which package actually delivers this Ctrl+Alt+T functionality. Can anyone shed a little light?

[Ted Gould (ted)]

It seems that this was a GSettings key that got unset, probably as plugins were being changed through the release. I was able to fix this by reenabling the media keys plugin like this:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys active true