[NTLUG:Discuss] Inability in linux for typing

[./aal]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 4:12 PM, MadHat Unspecific
<madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:
> ./aal wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Allen Meyers <chef11994 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> If it is a kbd concern and I am not saying it is not this is a notebook with the dual boot to kunbuntu and until today I was able to type when booted into linux, but as of right now I am confined to windows as I cannont even sign into yahoo e-mail on linux, but am forced to use windows. Any additional thoughts on this concern
>>> I will continue to google kbd in hopes of a revelation
>>
>>
>> ahhh, ooops
>> missed the fact that it was a laptop
>>
>> you could try to ssh into it so you can check the logs
>
> At the login screen you could use Ctrl-Alt-F1 to go to the console and
> log in, not through GDM/KDM.  Then you can check the logs and see if it
> works once you log in.  You could also change the boot to non-graphical
> mode or even single user.  The advantage to logging in via
> non-graphical, is that ones you log in and see that the keyboard does or
>  does not work, you can go 'startx' and see if it works that way.  If
> not, it is X, otherwise it could be KDM/GDM and that login.
>



so very true, I quit booting to gui years ago for that very reason

but this is a buntu machine we are talking about............  :^/



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