Keyboard won't accept input

[william drescher]

On 12/14/2014 5:36 AM, CenturyLink Customer wrote:
> I'm running Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 using a Logitech wireless keyboard
> through a KVM switch.
>
> I was working last night when the keyboard suddenly stopped working.
> The hardware seems fine as it works when I switch to the Windows
> machine.
>   I haven't got a clue where to start troubleshooting - or how
> for that matter.
> I can cut and paste but cannot type, in a terminal or any
> application.
>
> Where/how do I begin sorting this out?
Start with simplifing.
Does it work with the kbd adaptor plugged directly into the machine?
if not, does another kbd work?
if so, try reversing the connections from the kvm to the boxen.

You need to figure out if it is the kbd, the kvm or the ubuntu box.