Forgot to include display driver info: ii nvidia-kernel-4.2.0-1-amd64 340.93+1+b1+5+4.2.3-2 amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 ii nvidia-kernel-amd64 340.93+4.2.0+1+b1 amd64 NVIDIA kernel module for Linux (amd64 flavor) ii nvidia-kernel-common 20151021+1 amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files ii nvidia-kernel-dkms 340.93-6 On Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 04:51:13PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi all, > recently I got around to attempting to start X again after not having run it for > a while, and am finding that every time I do so a couple of things happn. First > I get an XF86OpenError permission denied when opening <insert console here>. > After chmod 777 to work around that problem, I can startx everything > successfully, even hear Orca speaking; however, by this point I completely lose > control of the physical keyboard, after which point aside from a reboot my only > recourse is to SSH in and killall X. > > Any ideas as to what could have borked here? Nothing appears amiss in > Xorg.0.log. Perhaps Speakup is not relinquishing control of the keyboard in > conjunction with the TTY layer as it has in prior versions? > dpkg -l: ii xserver-xorg 1:7.7+12 > amd64 > ii linux-image-4.2.0-1-amd64 4.2.5-1 > amd64 > Thanks! > -- > Igor > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Igor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup