Keyboard won't accept input

[Curt Tresenriter]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:09:32 -0500
william drescher <william at TechServSys.com> wrote:

> On 12/15/2014 7:49 PM, CenturyLink Customer wrote:
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "william drescher" <william at TechServSys.com>
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 2:24:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: Keyboard won't accept input
> >
> >>
> >
> > Is the kbd a usb kbd?
> > Have you tried a different bkd and a different usb port?
> > While this could be software, hardware is more likely.
> > Bad kbd or bad (noisy) usb port.
> >
> >
> > Yes it's USB
> >
> > I now have a third brand new keyboard that is behaving exactly as
> > the other two.
> >
> > This afternoon it had begun to sort of work, I could type very
> > slowly, if I held a key for slightly longer than normal.
> >
> > I'm  going to download and try a live DVD tomorrow to see if it
> > behaves.
> >
> 
> have you tried a different USB port? Preferably one on a 
> different controller (back panel vs front of computer).
> 
> -bill
> 
> 
Yes, no luck.
The KVM has just one port for kbd, so no option there.