[ubuntu-us-mn] Weird keyboard input failure

[T L]

Fred -

If you're using a USB keyboard, does plugging and unplugging it make a
difference?  Is your mouse using a USB, PS/2, serial, or Bluetooth
connection?

Thomas
On Sep 16, 2014 6:59 AM, "Fred H Olson" <fholson at cohousing.org> wrote:

> My Ubuntu 14.04 system has started exhibiting a weird symptom that
> that makes it almost unuseable.
>
> When I boot up I use the keyboard to enter my password to log in but
> after that no keyboard inout is recognized.  The mouse works, programs
> work until keyboard input is needed. I'm able to run the Onboard screen
> keyboard facility but keyboard input from it is not recognized.
>
> Rebooting does not help.  I can go to the guest account and the keyboard
> works. Or I can go to my account, enter my password to get into Ubuntu
> from the keyboard but then no keyboard input.
>
> BTW I have not been able to get to my files from the guest account.
> I've tried:
> sudo -ufholson bash
> and get the error message:
> sudo: unable to change to root gid: Operation not permitted
>
>
> What I've done lately that may be related (tho does not seem likely) :
>
> I've been using Hibernate and it works (comes out of) but sometimes fails
> giving a screen of error messages and hanging.  If I hold the on/off switch
> down it will shut down and I can reboot and it says a
> system program problem has occured and offers to report it.
>
> Now with the keyboard problem when I reboot (or switch users to my regular
> account) it also says system program problem has occured. I can not report
> it because that requires me to enter my password.
>
> The other thing I've done today shortly before the keyboard symptom
> appeared
> was that I set an 92kB image as wallpaper.
>
> Any idea what the problem is or how to explore or fix it?
>
> Fred
>
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