Keyboard not responding under X

[rtortore]

Hi - hopefully this is the right area to post this problem.

I have the following Machine:
AMD K6 500Mhz, ASUS P5A-B Mobo
Debian 2.2.20-idepci

Console works just fine, but the keyboard stops responding when I start X. I tried gdm, xdm all the same result.

I am thinking it *MAY* be a VT issue, but do not know where to start looking for a solution.

I can ssh fine into the box, and the system appears to me working fine , just no keyboard under X.

Any advice on to where andhow to approach the problem?

Thanks,
Richard
rtortore-at-shaw.ca

[lordnothing]

Please post the keyboard and ServerLayout sections of your /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/xorg.conf, whichever you're using...

[rtortore]

### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
Section "Files"
        FontPath        "unix/:7100"                    # local font server
        # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "GLcore"
        Load    "bitmap"
        Load    "dbe"
        Load    "ddc"
        Load    "dri"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "freetype"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "pex5"
        Load    "record"
        Load    "speedo"
        Load    "type1"
        Load    "vbe"
        Load    "xie"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "keyboard"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "vesa"
        Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        HorizSync       30-70
        VertRefresh     50-160
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
_REMOVED_      
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
        InputDevice     "Generic Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection

### END DEBCONF SECTION

**MOD EDIT: added code tags.. please use the code tags when posting configs, source excerpts, commands, etc. for readability's sake.

[lordnothing]

I have to admit, this has me stumped.. I don't see anything wrong with your config file... Which window manager/desktop environment are you using??

[loft306]

heh stumped also!!
however the only thing that i can think of to try would be to tre this

 Driver          "kbd"

instead of

 Driver          "keyboard"

in the keyboard section. thought this should not make a diffrence.

also the only option that i have in my xf86config/xorg.conf keyboard section that i dont see in your file is

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

though i dont know if this makes a diffrence one way or the other
also did you just try another keyboard?

[rtortore]

I am using kdm as a windows mangler - I also tried using xdm and gdm - both are a negative.
When I load up kdm (from the command prompt) I get the normal K Login screen and a cursor blinking at the Username: field - but no input is shown (nor does either version of the 3 finger salute work).

Changing keyboard to kbd did not help

Not sure what else is could be - since all works fine under console.???

-Stumped and Frustrated -
Richard.

Thank-you for your suggestions.

[loft306]

hey for shits and grins try just booting up to the login screen a few times....i had this problem once and it fixed itself with kde.......also look for a stuck key on the kb(i know it works in virtual termina).................but i'm all out of geuss's