If you hit the xkb file/directory problem (for example, if you follow
the "upgrading without install kernel" instructions), you can't type at
the keyboard, even to switch to a text console.
What does anyone think about disabling xdm if this brokenness is found?
Index: xdm
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RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/rc.d/xdm,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 xdm
--- xdm 7 Jul 2011 18:42:17 -0000 1.1
+++ xdm 1 Nov 2011 16:35:39 -0000
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@ daemon="/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm"
. /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
+rc_pre() {
+ # XXX Mitigate xkb mistake in 5.0, better not to run xdm than
+ # leave a broken keyboard
+ [ -d /usr/X11R6/share/X11/xkb/symbols/srvr_ctrl ] && return 1
+}
+
rc_cmd $1
