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Hello. When I am switching to tty (for example Ctrl+Alt+F1) I need to write my login. But I can't write any letters. All I can write is numbers.
What is the problem? My distro is Debian Sid (bullseye).
Is it always this way?
Did you spill something on your keyboard?
Do you have a stuck key?
Do you have access to another keyboard to try?
Does plugging the USB keyboard into a different USB port change anything?
Does a powerdown reboot fix it?
Did you only just finish installing Bullseye?
Did you only just finish upgrading to Bullseye?
Is it always this way?
Did you spill something on your keyboard?
Do you have a stuck key?
Do you have access to another keyboard to try?
Does plugging the USB keyboard into a different USB port change anything?
Does a powerdown reboot fix it?
Did you only just finish installing Bullseye?
Did you only just finish upgrading to Bullseye?
1. Yes
2. No, keyboard is good
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. Yes
8. No
I am using Linux for 2 years but this happened to me for the first time.
This distribution I installed to laptop Dell Latitude D620 at Feb 1 and I have not been in tty mode until today. Also I installed a patch that fixes xorg 865 bug using the script I have found on github. The script itself:
Wait, what? What did I write? Now answers are good.
It's weird, but I have just entered to tty mode and it works, but if I want to return back, I need to press Ctrl+Super+F7 instead of Ctrl+Alt+F7. If I will change a keyboard model in xfce settings, the changes also apply to a tty. For example, the key '/' does not work with "Dell Latitude" model in xfce settings but if I'll set the model to 102 keys keyboard, it works.
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