Unable to login / use keyboard & mouse

[xvampyricx]

Hey, I'm not that new to linux, I've used it before, but just not for awhile..
Well basically I just setup my extra pc with Fedora Core 10 on it a couple days ago, and yesterday I ran updates on it [there was over 700], and after I rebooted it, my account didn't show up on the login, and I was also unable to move my mouse or use my keyboard. at all.
Yet before the update my mouse and keyboard worked just fine as well as the login.

If you need any technical information just ask

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Press Alt+Ctrl+F1. Does it drop you at command line login prompt? Which Graphics Card do you have?

[xvampyricx]

I will try that command when I get home [Im at college right now]

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+
HDD: 160GB
RAM: 512MB DDR333
GPU: nVidia GeForce 4 IGP
Chipset: nVidia nForce2

When I tried to install the drivers for the graphics chip, the install said it didn't support this chip.

I had a second pc with the exact same specs as this one, and I ran SuSE linux on it as a web server with no problems, but this was years ago.

[devils casper]

Its definitely a Graphics Card problem.
Alt+Ctrl+F1 will fine in your machine. Login there and execute this :

cd /etc/X11
su -
mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak
shutdown -r now

[xvampyricx]

Its definitely a Graphics Card problem.
Alt+Ctrl+F1 will fine in your machine. Login there and execute this :

cd /etc/X11
su -
mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak
shutdown -r now

I will try this when I get home in a few hours, and I will post the outcome.

Although I don't quite get how a graphics card issue would affect this, since it isn't really graphics card related.

[devils casper]

One has to re-install Graphics Card driver on every kernel upgrade. Fedora upgrade has upgraded kernel too but Graphics Card driver has not been updated.

[xvampyricx]

Well, I tried doing the CTRL+ALT+F1 in order to do that, but it was completely unresponsive to any input from the keyboard or mouse. Although the keyboard is loaded on boot (the lights flash and turn on)

[devils casper]

Boot up in Single User ( Command Line mode ). Does Keyboard work properly there?

[xvampyricx]

I'm not sure how to boot up in command line mode

[devils casper]

Single User/Command Line boot up option appear in GRUB Menu. In case there isn't any, highlight Fedora title in GRUB Menu and press 'e'. Select 'kernel' line and press 'e' again. Add <space> single at the end of line and hit 'Enter' key.
Press 'b' and Fedora will boot up in command line mode and drop you at Login Prompt.

Fedora option in GRUB Menu -- e -- select kernel line -- e -- single -- hit Enter key -- b