[ubuntu-us-mn] Weird keyboard input failure

[Fred H Olson]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2014, Jeff Rasmussen wrote:

> Since the keyboard works to type in the password, it sounds like there is
> something in the user profile that might change the keyboard. Does the Caps
> lock or number lock light up and change when you pressed those keys?

The caps lock led and num lock led are off and don't change.

>Can you press ctrl-alt-f1 and get to a full screen command area that
>asks for a username and password?  Does the keyboard work after typing
>in the username and password? (Ctl-f7 or ctrl-f8 will get you back to
>the desktop

I can not get into virtual terminals (it does not respond to ctrl-alt-f1).

> I'm guessing that the use profile has somehow associated a different
> language keyboard after you log into the desktop. There is a system control
> panel called keyboard to manipulate those settings. Click on the upper
> right corner and choose System. Then you should see all the System controls
> with one being keyboard.
>
> You could try creating another account or try deleting the current profile.

>From within the account, I can not create or change accounts since (at least)
one must enter the account password and that does not work.
Is there a way to change Ub 14.04 files from Ub 12.04 that changes Ub 14.04
accounts?

There are lots of catch 22 situations with this problem. It seems like
I cant fix the keybard problem because the keyboard does not work...

Fred

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