Using text console disables AltGr under X

[Torsten Bronger]

If I use a text console and log out there, and then I switch back to X with Alt-Ctrl-F7, the AltGr button has no effect anymore. I have to log out and re-login in order to revert this effect.

I have disabled my ~/.Xmodmap but the problem persists.

I run Ubuntu 8.10, with German keybord layout and "eliminated dead keys".

[lspci]
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge [10de:02f1] (rev a2)
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5000]
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] [10de:0242] (rev a2)
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:d000]

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

[Torsten Bronger (bronger)]

I didn't touch </etc/X11/xorg.conf>.

bronger@wilson:~$ tail -f /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) Logitech USB Receiver: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Logitech USB Receiver: Found 16 mouse buttons
(II) Logitech USB Receiver: Configuring as mouse
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Receiver" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
AUDIT: Tue Mar 3 05:11:18 2009: 9874 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=0 gid=0 pid=9893 )
AUDIT: Tue Mar 3 05:11:23 2009: 9874 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=9897 )
AUDIT: Tue Mar 3 05:11:23 2009: 9874 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=9898 )
AUDIT: Tue Mar 3 05:11:23 2009: 9874 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=9899 )
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 10 attempts.
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 10 attempts.
(II) Logitech USB Receiver: Device reopened after 10 attempts.
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) Logitech USB Receiver: Device reopened after 10 attempts.
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Logitech USB Receiver: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

You didn't attach the Xorg.0.log.

Anyway, without more data I'm afraid we have to just assume this is yet another proprietary driver bug. Refiling.

[Torsten Bronger (bronger)]

You mean you need the complete Xorg.0.log? Well, I attach it, but this time without having replayed the bug. So this and the snippet above should be the full story.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.