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[Big Blue]

I am having problems logging in to my system. the keyboard/ mouse do not work,but when i Alt-f2 I can log in, and use the sudo commands i have install ubuntu desktop and dpkg reconfigure.then when i restart still nothing happens as i am still new to ubuntu and still learning sudo commands I'm unsure what to do next. can any one help

[WatchingThePain]

Hi There,

What do you mean by Sudo commands?.
You are best not to use sudo to switch to superuser when new unless necessary.

So your mouse and keyboard don't work at times?. Do you just get a command line or do you ever see graphics on your screen?, Alt+F2 drops you to a terminal. Have you had any error messages?.

And which Ubuntu have you installed?.
What is your graphics card? (if one is installed).

This kind of info will help forum users to diagnose what's going on.

[Big Blue]

I'm using ubuntu 8.10, and at the sign in screen i get the complete graphic screen,asking for username ect, but keyboard & mouse do not respond at all. but when i go in to the terminal screen (alt -f2) i can sign in as normal. but this them but me in to an area of computing i'm not comfortable with. also their are no error messages