On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:15:05 -0500, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org> wrote:
> My keyboard and mouse do not work once my Ubuntu 9.4 laptop boots up. 
> I'm sure this problem can be traced back to my experimentation with lirc

> last night.
> 
> I booted to recovery mode and disabled everything lirc, using 
> update-rc.d -f lirc remove
> 
> I still cannot access my desktop with the built in or external keyboard.

> Both work fine prior to the laptop booting up fully.
> 
> 
> Just for good measure I reconfigured X, but that did not help.
> 
> 
> Any ideas what to look for?
> 
> 
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You may want to check /var/log/messages after boot. There is also an xorg
log file as well that may hold clues. I want to clarify, are you able to
use the KB/Mouse prior to X starting, I.e... are you able to get to tty0,
or tty1, so on and so forth?

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