ALT-Left/Right changes VT from X

[Kived]

Recently, pressing ALT-Left/Right has started switching VTs even when X is active. This was not a problem with 15.04. I don't think I had this issue when I initially upgraded to wily development, either, but I think it was an update I installed in the past few days.

It does not seem to happen immediately after booting, and I am able to use ALT-Left/Right without issue (in Terminator and PyCharm, for example), but then at some point it will start switching VTs.

I'm filing this bug against xwayland, because it's the running X server. It shouldn't be - I chose 'GNOME' rather than 'GNOME on Wayland' from GDM - but that is what is running. Since I can't seem to run without Wayland, I can't test any other way.

Another user noticed this only happens with multiple monitors. I use multiple monitors as well, but haven't tested with only one monitor since the bug is not consistently reproducible. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2299545

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-lowlatency 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-lowlatency x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Tue Oct 20 15:51:26 2015
DistUpgraded: 2015-10-08 12:22:10,307 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 digitalpersona-module, 2.0.0.7-eepa1~trusty1, 4.2.0-15-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
 digitalpersona-module, 2.0.0.7-eepa1~trusty1, 4.2.0-16-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.0.4, 4.2.0-15-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.0.4, 4.2.0-16-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1854]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-02 (931 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130328)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP 2000 Notebook PC
PlymouthDebug: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/plymouth-debug.log'
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash zswap.enabled=1 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-08 (12 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/19/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1854
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 64.12
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG2350TBD
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.11:bd08/19/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHP2000NotebookPC:pvr0888110003305910000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1854:rvr64.12:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP 2000 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0888110003305910000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151015-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 19 15:39:46 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 5538
 vendor CMO
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9

[Kived (kived)]

Well, this was supposed to be filed against xwayland, but apparently changing the package from the web page doesn't work. ubuntu-bug suggested/selected xorg initially.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Kived, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

Could you please provide the full computer model as noted on the sticker of the computer itself (not from the Bug Description)?

[Kived (kived)]

The sticker on the laptop says only that it's an HP 2000 Notebook PC. But looking it up by asset code, the exact product name is HP 2000-2b89WM NB PC ALL. Here's a link to the model description: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03478476

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Kived, as per http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-2000-2b00-Notebook-PC-series/5296210/model/5305080 an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F.46). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Otherwise, please mark this as Invalid.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]