Reboot after instalation no keyboard

Rhyddian · June 6, 2009, 12:38pm

I have installed openSUSE 11.1 on my Acer aspire 1800 Laptop

All keyboard input including mouse pad has no effect.

USB mouse works.

Help!

knurpht · June 6, 2009, 1:11pm

Start Programs-System-Configuration-Sax2 and try to configure the keyboard there. If you don’t know what type you have, pick Generic 104
Save and exit, reboot and try again.

Question: does it work at boot, i.e. can you select an option, or can you remove one character from the vga= statement and the bottom and put it back? And, if that works, does hitting Esc during boot show you the boot messages?

Argedion · June 6, 2009, 1:17pm

You should try to get a little more specific. What desktop manager are you using? Did you try the live CD first? Have you tried a USB Keyboard?

Rhyddian · June 7, 2009, 12:33pm

Unable to start yast2 requires root permissions cannot input password

Keyboard functions at boot can select from menu, can remove and replace character from the vga= statement and hitting Esc during boot show the boot messages.

I have used both Gnome and KDE4 desktop managers the latter in current use.

Did not try live CD first

Will try to get USB keyboard do not have at present.

knurpht · June 7, 2009, 1:47pm

OK, so the keyboard only doesn’t work after the start of the X-server (shortly before the login-screen appears. That’s getting us a bit further.

On the option line in the bootmenu type “init 3” after the vga=… (without quotes and a space first) and boot. Mind, you’re not getting a login screen, but a text based console login. From what you’ve told us, your keyboard should work here. Log in using normal username and passw.
Then do next:
su -c sax2
Change the keyboard settings to Generic 104, check all other settings , save and exit. Now reboot and let us know if it’s working now.

Rhyddian · June 7, 2009, 6:19pm

Hi

I have managed to login after init 3 (command line said will start own server if necessary is this significant ) and change to generic 104 PC this was the nearest from list.

Tested it in Yast2 input present upper and lower case, numerical input and shift for “ £ $ etc.
Saved on exit.

After reboot no change, went to do process again at login prompt no input from keyboard.

have tried reinstall of 11.1 still no change.

Will get USB Keyboard from work see if that works it may let me login

cheers Rhyddian

knurpht · June 7, 2009, 10:36pm

Maybe the keyboard is dying. Can you post the output of:
dmesg | grep keyboard
And can you post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf as it is now ?

Rhyddian · June 8, 2009, 9:34pm

hi
have had mixed results I have been able to get control of keyboard after boot by using terminal and su -c sax2 however it is not stable some times it is OK if you logout and log back in or restart from shut down menu. I have also retained it on shutdown and restart it then failed on second restart.
I have searched for the two files you asked for in the root, etc and boot folder no record found. New to linux are these folders the correct. Currently using USB Keyboard but have lost this and had to reinstall.
Rhyddian

Rhyddian · June 9, 2009, 8:35pm

Have located info requested, I have control of keyboard
after restart.
If I lose keyboard will will recopy and send current state
Xorg.conf

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-06-09T15:39:32+0100.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”=
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” "on"rhyddian
EndSection

Section "Module"rhyddian
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
Load “dri”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “gb”
Option “XkbModel” “pc104”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “USB-compliant keyboard”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
DisplaySize 367 230
HorizSync 29-70
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “LGPHILIPSLCD LCD MONITOR”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1440x900”
VendorName “LPL”
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1440x900” 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932
Modeline “1440x900” 87.25 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1366x768” 85.86 1368 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795rhyddian
Modeline “1360x768” 84.72 1360 1424 1568 1776 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1360x768” 70.75 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x800” 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline “1280x800” 69.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1152x864” 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
Modeline “1152x864” 68.75 1152 1200 1232 1312 864 867 871 889 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x768” 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1280x768” 67.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x720” 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746
Modeline “1280x720” 62.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 720 723 728 741 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x768” 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1024x768” 55.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x600” 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
Modeline “1280x600” 52.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x600” 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
Modeline “1024x600” 43.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “800x600” 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
Modeline “800x600” 34.75 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 617 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “768x576” 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
Modeline “768x576” 32.25 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 593 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “640x480” 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
Modeline “640x480” 23.25 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 494 +HSync -VSync
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) 3150 (PCIE)”
Driver “radeon”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Option “monitor-LVDS” “Monitor[0]”
VendorName “ATI”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
EndSection

dmesg | grep keyboard

input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0

Rhyddian · June 9, 2009, 9:11pm

Have lost control second restart
Just to be clear this was after su -c sax2 from terminal this may not give control every time, is posible from init 3 at boot.

dmesg | grep keyboard
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-06-09T15:39:32+0100.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
Load “dri”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “gb”
Option “XkbModel” “pc104”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “USB-compliant keyboard”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
DisplaySize 367 230
HorizSync 29-70
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “LGPHILIPSLCD LCD MONITOR”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1440x900”
VendorName “LPL”
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1440x900” 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932
Modeline “1440x900” 87.25 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1366x768” 85.86 1368 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1360x768” 84.72 1360 1424 1568 1776 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1360x768” 70.75 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x800” 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline “1280x800” 69.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1152x864” 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
Modeline “1152x864” 68.75 1152 1200 1232 1312 864 867 871 889 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x768” 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1280x768” 67.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x720” 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746
Modeline “1280x720” 62.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 720 723 728 741 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x768” 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
Modeline “1024x768” 55.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 790 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x600” 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
Modeline “1280x600” 52.50 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x600” 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
Modeline “1024x600” 43.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “800x600” 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
Modeline “800x600” 34.75 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 617 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “768x576” 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
Modeline “768x576” 32.25 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 593 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “640x480” 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
Modeline “640x480” 23.25 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 494 +HSync -VSync
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1440x900” “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x800” “1152x864” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) 3150 (PCIE)”
Driver “radeon”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Option “monitor-LVDS” “Monitor[0]”
VendorName “ATI”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
EndSection

knurpht · June 9, 2009, 9:18pm

In the copy there’s a couple of lines containing your username. Are they in the xorg.conf file or did they get there during copy and paste. Please check.
If it’s working every once in a while it could very well be a dying keyboard. If the username in xorg.conf is realy in the file, re-issue the sax2 command. Keyboard layout normally is ‘us’ instead of ‘gb’ but I don’t know if that matters