backspace reboots X

[Chris Lemire]

you can also make control alt backspace do something else by editting
/etc/inittab

On 7/24/06, Eamonn Sullivan <eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/24/06, MIkko Liukko <ml at iwn.fi> wrote:
> > Hello list
> >
> >
> > I have a strange problem with ubuntu dapper and my keyboard layouts (fi
> > swe de). When I login to gnome and then switch my keyboard layout from
> > en to fi (or swe or de) and then type in some text and press backspace x
> > reboots.
> >
> > I have tested with two different keyboards (usb ps2) reinstalled (not
> > because of this problem), deleted .gnome directories but still the
> > problem persists.
> >
> > How could I debug this problem.
>
> I've not encountered this problem before. The normal keystroke for
> restarting X is ctrl-alt-backspace. You can turn off this behaviour,
> at least until you debug the problem, by uncommenting or adding a
> DontZap option in Xorg.conf. Then at least you'll be able to backspace
> in sending emails to the user list :-)
>
> -Eamonn
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