New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

[vespaman]

This is my first message here, following my first kubuntu installation. I am a gentoo user since many years.

However, as I set to install kubuntu, I cannot get any keyboard or mouse input at the login prompt. If I switch to the console, all is well, but not at the kde login dialogue. This is with 8.10 i386 on an old AMD64/Nforce4 motherboard (A8N-SLI Deluxe). This is at the first login prompt after installation. I tried both USB and ps2 keyboards.

Looking into xorg.0.log, shows that 'there's no input devices'. So I figure this issue I am seeing is evdev related somehow.

How do I continue? ( I also tried to go for the new alpha relesase, but with that I could get no further than the CD menu, I guess that issue has something to do with how my disks are ordered, i.e. a totally different story )

Cheers,
Micael

[Snowhog]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

You say you have an "old" motherboard. Reboot and enter the BIOS and check for a USB Legacy (or similar) setting option. If it's enabled, disable it (or vise-versa), save and continue with the boot. See if this doesn't resolve your problem.

[vespaman]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.


OK, found a "legacy USB" setting in the bios, switched it off, now I cannot select anything at the grub menu, but once booted into KDE login, the behaviour is exactly the same as before (I can switch into a text console, but not enter anything in the name/password dialogue, and the mouse doesn't work).

Keep the suggestions coming

[Snowhog]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

Okay, then re-enable the "legacy USB", which I then understand, will allow you to have keyboard support - up/down arrows, enter key, when you see the Grub menu, yes?

Are you certain that you have no keyboard 'input' on the KDM login screen? You may simply have "show no stars" set for the password box, meaning, you won't see anything displayed when you type in your password. Easy to test that - just type in your password and press Enter.

" I cannot get any keyboard or mouse input at the login prompt. If I switch to the console, all is well, but not at the kde login dialogue."

This doesn't make any sense. If you do not have keyboard or mouse input at the login prompt, then how are you able to switch to the console, which requires an active keyboard?

[vespaman]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

Okay, then re-enable the "legacy USB", which I then understand, will allow you to have keyboard support - up/down arrows, enter key, when you see the Grub menu, yes?

Yes.

Are you certain that you have no keyboard 'input' on the KDM login screen?

Yes, I am sure. Also no mouse, and warnings in xorg log files.

" I cannot get any keyboard or mouse input at the login prompt. If I switch to the console, all is well, but not at the kde login dialogue."

This doesn't make any sense. If you do not have keyboard or mouse input at the login prompt, then how are you able to switch to the console, which requires an active keyboard?

Not sure. I guess this has something to do with evdev? I don't really know how evdev works.
ctrl-alt-delete also works on this screen, and if memory servers right, ctrl-alt-backspace.

[Guest]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

Hi Folks, and Micael,

I don't have anything useful to add, other than to say I currently have the exact same problem as Micael. This is Kubuntu 8.10 x86 on a Dell Optiplex 740, AMD Athlon X2 64. Brand new fresh install.

When I was running as a live CD, everything worked great. As soon as I installed and rebooted, I got only a black screen. I ran in recovery mode, chose xfix, resumed boot, and now I could get to the KDE gui login, but I had no keyboard or mouse response at all once there. I tried different keyboard and mouse, still no response. Tried different USB ports, no response.

Like Micael, I can type at the non-gui console at the login prompt. But as soon as it hits the gui login, no keyboard or mouse response.

Has anyone dug themselves out of this one?

Thanks,
Rob

p.s. I also installed on a IBM T41 laptop. Looks and works great! Great job guys. But I definitely need to get the desktop issue worked out.

[Guest]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

Having the same problem.

I have an older motherboard (MSI intel P4). Install Kubuntu 8.10 to replace ubuntu 8.04 on a dual boot machine.

Tried it first with my usb wireless then with my ps2 keyboard mouse and the login does not recognize (although flawless in the live CD).

Also, the computer sees the keyboard as pressing alt-ctrl-del restarts when in the gui.

Also, I used the torrent to download my iso (MD5 check was correct). Going to try with a straight download.

cheers

[Guest]

Re: New install, no mouse or keyboard at kde login prompt.

Update:
Got it working by doing the following:
I used the manual partition option and clicked the format box for the root
(I also had the computer connected via eth0 for the install)

My guess was that there was some config file that wasn't getting overwritten that needs to be from a previous linux install to 8.10. Unfortunately I didn't back up my xorg.conf to compare, sorry. At least the bottom line is that it worked. If you have your files backed up you are ready to go.

Got the idea when I read in a thread that someone just reinstalled and it work and they chalked it up to fluke.

cheers

ps 8.10 also automatically installed my wireless driver which was always a pain with previous installs so that was a plus (again was connected via eth0 during install). Now to get the display 1440x900 instead of the 1024x728.