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# console switching and DMs

Something like VT_ACTIVATE would need to be implemented to allow console
switching. In the meanwhile xorg refuses the vtx option, thus making lightdm &
such fail with an Xserver error:

       (EE) Fatal server error:
       (EE) Unrecognized option: vt7

In the meanwhile DMs could be taught not to use the vtx option.

# IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-08-30

    <gean> braunr: I have some errors about keyboard in the xorg log, but
      keyboard is working on the X
    <braunr> gean: paste the log somewhere please
    <gean> braunr: http://justpaste.it/19jb
    [...]
    [1987693.272] Fatal server error:
    [1987693.272] Cannot set event mode on keyboard (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
    [...]
    [1987693.292] FatalError re-entered, aborting
    [1987693.302] can't reset keyboard mode (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
    [...]
    <braunr> hum
    <braunr> it looks like the xorg keyboard driver evolved and now uses ioctls
      our drivers don't implement
    <braunr> thanks for the report, we'll have to work on this
    <braunr> i'm not sure the problem is new actually