Keyboard problem after latest updates

[Horst H. von Brand]

Jim Cornette <fct-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
> Horst H. von Brand wrote:
> >
> >> I cannot switch to console with ctl-alt-Fn after some update within
> >> GNOME. I guess special keys are messed up right now.

> > It doesn't work from the GDM screen, and Gnome is so messed up right
> > now that I'm using XFCE (where ctrl-alt-F1 doesn't work either)

> I booted up in runlevel 3 where the control and alternate keys
> worked. I opened up a terminal for root and for regular user. Maybe it
> is broken for the GUI in general, X marks th spot?

Yep, the spanish keys (ñ and such) and alt-Fx do work in runlevel 3, but I
have to system-config-keyboard to have them in X. No alt, etc in X.
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