The problem with the keyboard that I reported previously seems to be related to bug 447666. After removing xserver-xorg-input-evdev (1.2.0~git20070819-3) the keyboard and xmodmap function properly.
Sorry for complaining about the wrong bug! Jos van Wolput -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]