[ubuntu-us-mn] Weird keyboard input failure

[T L]

Fred -

You may not see a grub prompt, but try mashing the ESC key repeatedly after
your BIOS messages & before the graphical boot stuff starts. Doing so may
put you in GRUB.

Thomas
 On Sep 24, 2014 10:51 AM, "Fred H Olson" <fholson at cohousing.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2014, Irv Risch wrote (off list) :
>
> > Thinking about your problem so let me ask a few questions. First is this
> a
> > recently  new install? In other words if you have not installed a lot of
> > apts and have not put much data on then stepping back and starting fresh
> > might be the easiest and fastest way to get rid of the problem. I am not
> > sure what caused the problem, but there could have been something
> installed
> > that might have changed the keyboard setting in your profile. There are
> > some work around's but without a keyboard it makes the problem hard to
> work
> > on.
>
> I installed 14.04 Aug 19 .  A description I wrote elsewhere:
>
>  I do extensive customization with variations each time that I prefer
>  not to do very often. I use a seperate partition for my files with
>  numerous symbolic links in the home directory that make the
>  subdirectories look like they are in subdirectories of the home
>  directory. I have extensive shell command aliases and in 2014 I
>  decided to finally start using the bash shell which is pretty standard
>  on Linux systems - I had long used tcsh. The bash format for defining
>  command aliases is different that bash's   I've converting aliases
>  that I actually use thus weeding out obsolete ones.
>
> I'll do another install when I finally find the 14.04 Live DVD which
> I've misplaced - I keep thinking it will show up but it has not :(
>
> I will not however install it on the same drive.  I happen to have a
> second drive that is practically empty (I intend to use it for off
> site occasional backup).  I'll do a new install on it, hoping that
> will help me diagnose the problem - I'd much prefer to get this install
> fixed. I've got a lot of work into it.
>
> One thing a new install would tell me is:
> I'm still wondering it there was a grub screen at bootup (I think
> there was, maybe with a maroon border which does show up).  There is no
> grub screen with options in it now.
>
> For temporary computer use I get along with my old 12.04 which is on
> an older SATA drive so to get to it I just have it plugged in and use
> the bios boot menu to get to it.
>
> > Now the next question is, are you running Ubuntu alone or with a windows
> > install? And the last question, did you manually setup the keyboard
> during
> > install or did you let Ubuntu auto set it up?
>
> I have only Ubuntu 14.04 installed on it's drive.  I think I let Ubuntu
> set up the keyboard but I am not sure.  It worked fine for a long time.
> And worked after booting one time since the problem started.
>
> ------------------
> Regarding the bash-completion error and suspicions
>
> 8) in http://fholson.cohousing.org/blog/weird-kbd.htm
>
> I ran a test and that does not seem to be related to the keyboard problem:
>
> I commented out the call of bash-completion in .bashrc for Ub 14.04
> and the no keyboard input problem persists.  The bash-completion
> error messages did not appear upon opening a terminal.
>
> ---------------------
> Also several people have suggested
>
> The idea of giving the guest account sudo priveliges continues to
> be a challenge.  Is the guest account a normal account? Does giving
> it sudo priv. work the same?  Opening a terminal in the guest account
> today gives the prompt:
>
> guest-HgeLfz at fholson-Z87X-UD3H
>
> I think logging in from my fholson account and opening a terminal
> gives the prompt:   ( I could not copy/paste between accounts)
> fholson at fholson-Z87X-UD3H
>
> So is the account guest-HgeLfz ?
>
> I have not gotten to asking anything on ubuntuforums yet (which Irv
> suggested).  It is on my todo list along with finding that bloody Live
> DVD and trying Tom Glancy's suggestion yesterday.
>
> Thanks all for your assistance.
>
> I'm thinking of bringing my computer with keyboard problem to the
> Penguins Unbound at TIES meeting this Saturday the 27th, 10AM - 12PM.
> Maybe afterward I might find some help.  THere are subtle things
> easier (and wuicker) to try at the keyboard that are tough to diagnose
> via email...
>
> FRed
>
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