Re: [SOLVED] keyboard not working after upgrade
Hi, my keyboard is working again!
Let me explain what I did. After switching off the Xserver by ssh'ing I
was able to use my keyboard at the console. Then after installing icewm,
I "startx" and was able to use my keyboard in this environment so the
problem was related to KDM/KDE. I then tried to use GDM and KDE and I
was able to enter my login and password in the GDM greeting screen, so
it was KDM related stuff. Then I played with the KDM configuration files
and could not obtain anything so I did an "apt-get distupgrade" (i am
running unstable and not testing as stated in my first message). And
everything is now working. I can log in KDM without any problem!
Thank you very much for the help
Nico
Kent West wrote:
Nicolas de Sereville wrote:
I am running debian testing (kernel 2.6.6) and yesterday I upgraded
some packages (vim, xemacs, *kdm*, ...). Now my keyboard is not
working anymore when kdm asks me for the user and password. I can use
the keyboard to choose the OS I want to boot from lilo, but when the x
session begins it stops working. I can only enter in my box from
another computer through ssh.
(==) ServerLayout "Server Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "ATI Graphics Adapter"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
(**) XKB: model: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "es"
(**) XKB: layout: "es"
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 5
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
I would suggest ssh'ing in, and shutting down kdm ("/etc/init.d/kdm
stop"). Does your keyboard work at the console now? If not, I'd disable
kdm temporarily (about a dozen ways to do this) and reboot; does your
keyboard work at the console?
If the keyboard works at the console, you know the problem is either X-
or KDE/KDM-related. I'd then take KDE/KDM out of the picture, and
start X with a different wm/environment, such as icewm (just create a
"~/.xinitrc" with the single line "icewm" (you may need to "apt-get
install icewm") and start X with "startx"). Does the keyboard work? If
so, you know the problem is KDE/KDM-related; if not, you know the
problem is X-related.
You can reconfigure X with "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86". I assume
you're wanting the "es" (Spanish?) layout? Most US-ian keyboards are
PC104 instead of PC105. I'm not sure what that "legacy driver" thing is.
Let us know the results of these tests.
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