Loss of desktop control

[Wade Smart]

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:22, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 01:19, OAN UQ <kontakt+ubuntu at toomuchcookies.net> wrote:
>> What kind of mouse/keyboard do you have? I had the same problem (+ my
>> special keys stopped working sometimes) with microsoft mouse+keyboard
>> and the comments in these bugreports here helped out:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/390959
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/636311
>>
>> It seems installing the custom xorg fixes the problem!
>>
>
> I use a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and a Logitech
> wireless mouse. No special features on either.
>
> I read the first link you posted and I found this in the dmesg logs:
> [drm:edid_is_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 103
> and that is right after: input: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard
> 40000 at location.....
> There are about 10 of those entries and the this entry:
>
> radeon 0000:01:00.0: VGA-a EDID invalid
> [drm:radeon_vga_detect] *ERROR* VGA-1 proved a monitor but no|invalid EDID
> [drm:edid_is_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 103
>
> I found the xorg file you were talking about as the fix.
> Ran: add-apt-repository ppa:raof/aubergine

> Is this just apt-get install aubergine to install?

After reading more I started to wonder if it was the desktop effects.
Turned them off and - still a problem.
But what I did discover is my key board is also affect and not working properly.

Why is this all of the sudden happening now?
Except for updates that have come in I havent done anything to my computer.
And why is it that it - seems - to work fine in recovery low graphics mode?
Isnt the xorg still involved here?

Wade

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