Re: Backspace key in terminals

[Ed Greshko <Ed Greshko greshko com>]

Brian McGrew wrote:
> FROM XF86Config-4
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "keyboard"
>         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
>
> Nothing in XF86Config relating to keyboard (nothing that isn't a
> comment).

???

What you have shown does relate to the keyboard...

I would change what you have above to:

Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
         Driver      "keyboard"
         Option      "XkbRules" "xfree86"
         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Restart the X server.  A logout may do it...or you may need to logout 
and then "ctrl-alt-backspace".  But if your backspace key is not mapped 
correctly....  I may opt to restart the entire system....jus to be sure.

Ed


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