Hi all. I recently upgraded an old compaq laptop from 7.1 to 9.1. I
followed the instructions in README in pasture (plus a previous thread
in this group) to downgrade xserver to 3.3.6 to deal with old cirrus
video. Used the original XF86Config I was using with 7.1 No problems
launching X (fluxbox), but I don't have EITHER the backspace key or
the delete key working -- other keys seem fine. I have been reading
post after post on google groups, and am getting a bit groggy, hoping
for help.

P.S. I read the instructions in /etc/X11/xinit and created the Xmodmap
file (in just about every location I could think of ~/mydir /etc/
/etc/X11 /etc/X11/init and the system Xmodmap path my old X86FConfig
file pointed to. (I'm presuming it's .Xmodmap but I've tried it with
and without leading dot.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks.

Moss Hart <act1@operamail.com> wrote:
> Hi all. I recently upgraded an old compaq laptop from 7.1 to 9.1. I
<snip>

> P.S. I read the instructions in /etc/X11/xinit and created the Xmodmap
> file (in just about every location I could think of ~/mydir /etc/
> /etc/X11 /etc/X11/init and the system Xmodmap path my old X86FConfig
> file pointed to. (I'm presuming it's .Xmodmap but I've tried it with
> and without leading dot.

Try adding the following to ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession):

xmodmap <xmodmap-file>

where '<xmodmap-file>' is the name and location of
your modmap file, see man xmodmap


> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> thanks.
HTH,
Jack

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Jack McCue wrote:

> Moss Hart <act1@operamail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all. I recently upgraded an old compaq laptop from 7.1 to 9.1. I
> <snip>
>
>> P.S. I read the instructions in /etc/X11/xinit and created the Xmodmap
>> file (in just about every location I could think of ~/mydir /etc/
>> /etc/X11 /etc/X11/init and the system Xmodmap path my old X86FConfig
>> file pointed to. (I'm presuming it's .Xmodmap but I've tried it with
>> and without leading dot.
>
> Try adding the following to ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession):
>
> xmodmap <xmodmap-file>
>
> where '<xmodmap-file>' is the name and location of
> your modmap file, see man xmodmap
>
>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> thanks.
> HTH,
> Jack
>

Worked great! many thanks.
(Any quoting experts in the NG who could suggest how/whether I should have
cut the above orignal post(s)?) it would be appreciated.

"Moss Hart" <act1@operamail.com> wrote:

>> Try adding the following to ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession):
>>
>> xmodmap <xmodmap-file>

> Worked great! many thanks.

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> (Any quoting experts in the NG who could suggest how/whether I should
> have cut the above orignal post(s)?) it would be appreciated.

Quoting like above would probably be considered a good quoting. Even
though the original problem isn't quoted in the text that problem still
shows in the subject. Even if the subject wouldn't tell about the problem
most people have news readers which threads the news and can easily find
your original post.

regards Henrik
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