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WelterPelter
December 1st, 2009, 08:55 PM
I have been very very pleased with upgrading to 9.10.

There has, however, been one (or maybe it is two) issue(s).

First, the PS/2 mouse, which has functioned on this machine with every other version of Ubuntu, was not recognized. Switching to a usb mouse worked, but still, it was odd.

The next problem I noticed is slightly more serious. The keyboard (which also has functioned on this machine with every other version of Ubuntu) goes dead during the boot sequence. I cannot ESC or use the arrow keys (or any other keys, for that matter). Once Ubuntu is done booting, the keyboard works fine.

I've searched the forums for other users having this difficulty, but have not found any. Hence this post. Any help?

This is a desktop machine.

WelterPelter
December 3rd, 2009, 04:38 AM
*bump*

WelterPelter
December 5th, 2009, 09:04 PM
I'm going to keep bumping this thread, because I have wasted several hours trying to research a solution to this problem without success.

There are several reasons why it's important to solve:

First, I have a dual boot setup, and this problem keeps me from being able to use the arrow keys to switch OSs in the grub menu.

Second, it keeps me from accessing the BIOS, etc., to make any changes needed.

So, if you have any ideas....