A couple of things to try: - If it is a wireless keyboard, try resyncing it (connent button). I do not know if the GUI can exert any influence over that sync-up or not but it is easy to try. - plug in an ADDITIONAL keyboard such as a USB one to see if a second keyboard will work. -try booting into single user mode with no GUI to look at those logs. - the LiveCD is a good test too, I don't think you have replied to that one yet On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Steve Phariss wrote: > Did you try a diffrent keyboard? They are pretty resiliant, but maybe the > cord got crushed or crimped at some point... > > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > >> You could get a list of every file that doesn't come from a package >> (using a combination find and dpkg -S) and take a good look at what is left >> over. I have seen the little bit of junk that gets left over on an upgrade >> cause some serious problems. The most recent was on a couple of machines >> that had been upgraded repeatedly having an old version of flash 7 stranded >> on the machine that got loaded first, so a lot of flash stopped working. >> Deleting the older flash fixed the problem. >> >> You might be able to just run computer-janitor on the system and have that >> clean up the problem, but I'm guessing the easiest fix would be to backup >> the home directory and pull a list of packages from the system, then do a >> fresh install and feed the old list of packages back into the system. >> >> Did you upgrade via apt or with upgrade-manager, if the former, then >> computer janitor will probably help a lot. >> >> Brian Cluff >> >> >> On 10/22/2010 11:13 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >> >>> Did the keyboard work for a bit then suddenly stop working? >>>> >>> I installed Ubuntu 10.10 some week ago (he's been running Ubuntu since >>> 6.04) >>> Everything worked as advertised. >>> Then I don't what happened, his recollection is far from clever (he is >>> 96). >>> All I know is that now the GUI ignores the keyboard. >>> As usual, I was just handed out the mess. >>> ET >>> PS: And yes, the hardware is OK... :) >>> >>> >>> mike@mjv.com writes: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Oops - I take that back - you were able to get into the command prompt >>>> and >>>> actually type stuff... Doh. >>>> Did the keyboard work for a bit then >>>> suddenly stop working? Be well, >>>> Mike in Zone 8, Texas >>>> -- >>>> http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plant Info and More... >>>> http://www.organichomesteading.com/ Organic Homesteading >>>> http://www.naturalbeefarm.com/ Mike's Bee Farm >>>> >>>> On Fri, >>>> October 22, 2010 11:04 am, mike@mjv.com wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> May not be the keyboard - but the plug on the computer. Is it PS2 >>>>> >>>> or USB? >>>> >>>>> If one, try a keyboard for the other and see if it >>>>> >>>> works. ie - if it's >>>> >>>>> PS2, give a USB keyboard a try. >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson