apt-get install --no-install-recommends xorg gnome
Then when the gnome log on window expects input of user name the
keyboard characters don't show in the window. I thought that maybe
echo was off but, there was no response when I continued to enter the
user name. I could not get any response nor get to a terminal to hunt
for a cause.
Does xorg alone works for you ?
What is content of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?
Do you have hal installed and running ?
Without hal, you might need to specify in your xorg.conf,
using something like:
Section "ServerLayout"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,cz"
Option "XkbVariant" ",qwerty"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/ums0"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psm0"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection