Bug 527983

Created attachment 364968 [details]
Patch to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/srvr_ctrl

There appears to be a trivial fix for this problem. Patch is attached.

A better patch is shown below. See the external bug report for more info.

--- symbols/sun_vndr/us.VIRGIN  2009-04-09 01:34:02.000000000 -0400
+++ symbols/sun_vndr/us 2009-10-20 12:32:30.912858049 -0400
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 // Symbols shared by all Sun Keyboard layouts
 hidden
 xkb_symbols "sunbasic" {
-    include "srvr_ctrl(xfree86)"
+    //include "srvr_ctrl(xfree86)"

     // Needed for left function keys and volume keys
     // Need to include this before us(basic) otherwise tilde is mapped to 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     key <RCTL> { [ Control_R           ]                       };
     key <COMP> { [ Multi_key           ]                       };

+    key <BKSP> { [ BackSpace           ]                       };
     key  <TAB> { [ Tab,  ISO_Left_Tab  ]                       };
     key <RTRN> { [ Return              ]                       };

Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several major updates in various components of the Xorg system, which may have resolved this issue. Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged to upgrade their system to the latest version of their packages. For packages from updates-testing repository you can use command

yum upgrade --enablerepo='*-updates-testing'

Alternatively, you can also try to test whether this bug is reproducible with the upcoming Fedora 12 distribution by downloading LiveMedia of F12 Beta available at http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/ . By using that you get all the latest packages without need to install anything on your computer. For more information on using LiveMedia take a look at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD .

Please, if you experience this problem on the up-to-date system, let us now in the comment for this bug, or whether the upgraded system works for you.

If you won't be able to reply in one month, I will have to close this bug as INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Thank you.

[This is a bulk message for all open Fedora Rawhide Xorg-related bugs. I'm adding myself to the CC list for each bug, so I'll see any comments you make after this and do my best to make sure every issue gets proper attention.]

I verified that the problem still exists in Fedora 12 Beta.

Package: xkeyboard-config-1.6-3.fc12.noarch

Backspace is still dead, but the the kill x server with Ctrl Alt Bksp issue does not exist. This is exactly consistent with comments in the upstream bug report I linked to this case -- so it is a one line fix to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/sun_vndr/us (at least for the us keyboard).

xkeyboard-config-1.7-2.fc12 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 12.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xkeyboard-config-1.7-2.fc12

xkeyboard-config-1.7-2.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 testing repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
 If you want to test the update, you can install it with 
 su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update xkeyboard-config'.  You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2009-13442

xkeyboard-config-1.7-2.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.