Re: No keyboard and mouse clicks after Debian 7 install
No idea regarding this one, however you might be able to try startx
from the root console and see what kinds of errors x spits.
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 7:57 PM, C.T.F. Jansen
<frank.jansen@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Installed Debian 7.1.0 , amd64, seemed to go without any problems, but
> after the boot it only shows a watch symbol, this can be moved by the mouse
> but the keyboard and mouse clicks do nothing. Ctrl-Alt-F1 does nothing.
>
> Powered done and used rescue OS to look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log . No relevant
> errors or warnings. Did see a number of
>
> [mi] EQ overflow
>
> messages. Have Nvidia video chipset on Asus PRO50G notebook.
>
> Had the same problem on Debian 6 install, no difference according to my
> notes.
> What fixed that was to modify /etc/default/grub file by changing line
>
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
> to
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nouveau.noaccel=1"
>
> then run the relevant grub command to put changes to this file into effect.
>
> Would this fix apply to Debian 7 as well ?
>
> Strange that the bug hasn't been fixed. Linus T. has a point regarding
> Nvidia ...
> Good thing Debian 7 was installed to an external hard disk first, so the
> production Debian 6 is unaffected, thought there might be problems with the
> graphics.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
> frank.jansen@actrix.gen.nz, ZL2TTS
>
>
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