> If you go back to the Xcfbpmax Xserver, does this go away?
> 
> I dont see this at all on a 5000/150, so i'm wondering if it could be
> a timing- dependent glitch in the Xserver reprogramming the keyboard mode.

The keyboard code in Xpmax (lk201.c) is exactly the same as Xcfbpmax. This
is strange.

> Also, has anyone else had problems with emacs in X11 segfaulting
> during startup on 1.4_BETA or later? 1.4_BETA worked for me till
> I rebuilt  an emacs package; since then even reinstalling the 1.3.3
> X sets and the 1.3.3 emacs package no longer work. puzzling.

Did you try what I suggested to determine the cause? Seems like the libs..

Andy.