"Reconfigure HAL" or "disable AllowEmptyInput" Anybody know how ?

[nmltom]

My mouse and keyboard are not working in X. In the beginning of the var/log/Xorg.0.log file which I have copied here it says:
"(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput."

I do not know how to reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput. Can any of the Ubuntu experts out there tell me how or point me to a HOWTO?

Axiously waiting for some expert guidance. Thx.
Here is the beginning of the var/log/Xorg.0.log file:

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux bighawk 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 24 October 2008 08:00:16AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Nov 13 19:34:46 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Configured Video Device"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x81d9a40
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

End of post

[PmDematagoda]

Firstly, can you post the entire Xorg.log file? Also, post the outputs of:-

hal-device
and

ls /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/

[nmltom]

Attached are the files you requested. Thank you for taking a look and helping with my problem. (I had to create the archive because the text files were to big to upload. I hope I did this correctly!)





Firstly, can you post the entire Xorg.log file? Also, post the outputs of:-

hal-device
and

ls /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/

[PmDematagoda]

The outputs of those files seem to be satisfactory, can you post the output of:-

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[nmltom]

There is not much in it, and maybe that's the problem. Anyway, here you go:
QUOTE

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

END QUOTE


The outputs of those files seem to be satisfactory, can you post the output of:-

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[PmDematagoda]

Ok, open the file for editing with:-

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and enter the following lines to the top of the file below the # sections.

Section "Module"
Load "evdev"
EndSection
and then try starting the X-Server.

[nmltom]

I modified the xorg.conf file as you suggested so it now looks like this:
QUOTE
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Module"
Load "evdev"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

END QUOTE

Unfortunately, when I reboot and the Gnome login screen comes up, the mouse pointer is still frozen and the keyboard will not enter letters in the Username field. So it looks like adding these lines to xorg.conf did not make any difference.

BTW, earlier I noted the error output from command "sudo dpkg-reconfigurre xserver-xorg"
QUOTE
Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 54.
debconf: Unable to initialise frontend: Gnome
debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
Package `xserver-org' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-org is not installed.
END QUOTE

Does this give any clue and do you have further suggestions for diagnosing my problem? Waiting for further steps . . . Thanks.


Ok, open the file for editing with:-

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and enter the following lines to the top of the file below the # sections.

Section "Module"
Load "evdev"
EndSection
and then try starting the X-Server.

[nmltom]

JFYI, I also tried to run "sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg" and got the following output:

QUOTE
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
xserver-xorg is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libcompizconfig0 compiz-wrapper libdecoration0 compizconfig-backend-gconf
libx11-xcb1 compiz-plugins liblzo2-2 linux-image-2.6.24-21-386
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-386 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-21-386
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-gnome
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 57 not upgraded.

END QUOTE

In any case, I have no idea what to try next and await further instructions and ideas. Thank you.

[PmDematagoda]

Can you repost the output of:-

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[nmltom]

Can you repost the output of:-

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Here you go . . .

[PmDematagoda]

Try booting Ubuntu in Recovery Mode and then select xfix, then see if your input devices are detected properly.

[nmltom]

Try booting Ubuntu in Recovery Mode and then select xfix, then see if your input devices are detected properly.

I did what you suggested but it did not affect the problem. I noted there was error output when I ran xfix but I was not able to capture it. What now?

[PmDematagoda]

Try this then:-
1) Switch to root with:-

sudo -i

2) Create a new X conf file:-

X -configure

3) Start X with that config file:-

X -config xorg.conf.new
and see if it works any better.

[nmltom]

Try this then:-
1) Switch to root with:-

sudo -i

2) Create a new X conf file:-

X -configure

3) Start X with that config file:-

X -config xorg.conf.new
and see if it works any better.

When I ran X -configure (STEP 2), I got the following error message:
Fatal server error:
QUOTE
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
END QUOTE

[PmDematagoda]

Oh, then kill X with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop && sudo killall Xorg
and see if it works.

[nmltom]

Oh, then kill X with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop && sudo killall Xorg
and see if it works.

Just got back from a 2-day trip. So, I did run the command to kill X and received the following message:
QUOTE
Stopping Gnome Display Manager.
Xorg: no process killed
END QUOTE

Then I tried to follow the earlier procedure. When I ran the X -configure command, I got the following error output:

QUOTE
X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux bighawk 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 24 October 2008 08:00:16AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Nov 18 17:00:11 2008
List of video drivers:
apm
ark
chips
cirrus
dummy
intel
glint
i128
i740
i810
r128
mga
neomagic
mach64
nsc
nv
ati
radeon
rendition
s3
s3virge
savage
siliconmotion
sis
sisusb
tdfx
tga
trident
tseng
v4l
openchrome
vga
vmware
voodoo
geode
ztv
fbdev
vesa
X: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nsc_drv.so: undefined symbol: xf86GetPciVideoInfo

END QUOTE

Since it looked unsuccessful in creating the new X conf file, I stopped and am waiting to hear what you suggest for me to do next.

[nmltom]

At someone else's suggestion, I edited the xorg.conf file adding the these following lines to the end of the file:

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
EndSection


When I rebooted the computer and got back to the GDM login screen, my keyboard worked well enough I was able to complete the log in and go on to the desktop. However, my mouse is still frozen on the destop, so I cannot navigate at all.

Does this offer any further clue about how to get X to recognize my input devices? Hoping for some further instructions . . .

[PmDematagoda]

Make a section called "ServerLayout" at the top of the xorg.conf file that looks like this:-

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection
remove the "ServerFlags" section. Remove the line to load the evdev module and add the following lines to allow the kbd and mouse drivers to control your input devices again. However, I cannot be sure that your input devices use the same settings as mine, so you may need to tweak them a little.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

[nmltom]

Make a section called "ServerLayout" at the top of the xorg.conf file that looks like this:-

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection
remove the "ServerFlags" section. Remove the line to load the evdev module and add the following lines to allow the kbd and mouse drivers to control your input devices again. However, I cannot be sure that your input devices use the same settings as mine, so you may need to tweak them a little.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

I tried to follow your instructions, but X had a problem with my monitor and I could not get to the login screen. Right now my xorg.conf file looks like this:

QUOTE
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

END QUOTE

The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file only contains this:

QUOTE

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux bighawk 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 24 October 2008 08:00:16AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 19 15:35:55 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Undefined Screen "Screen0" referenced by ServerLayout "X.org Configured".
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file

Fatal server error:
no screens found
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Bad file descriptor

END QUOTE

Awaiting further instructions. Thanks.

[PmDematagoda]

In the "ServerLayout" section, remove the Screen part, then see if X starts.

[nmltom]

In the "ServerLayout" section, remove the Screen part, then see if X starts.

I did that and got the warning screen that said something like: Ubuntu is running in low graphics mode, and that screen settings, graphics card and input devices could not be detected correctly and that I will need to configure them myself.

There was a menu there, and I chose to return to the default settings. This did allow X to start, sort of, but when I logged on and got to the desktop, the mouse was frozen like before.

Thank you for your patience in working through this issue.

It is discouraging since in 6.06 my hardware worked fine and I have made to changes except to follow the instructions on how to upgrade Ubuntu to 8.04 and 8.10.

I am posting the new xorg.conf and /var/log/xorg.0.log files.

[nmltom]

When I rebooted the system again, it got me right back to the GDM login screen, but the keyboard could not input the name and password, and the mouse was frozen, as it has been. Attached is the new xorg log file.

[PmDematagoda]

Can you please post your xorg.conf file please? From the log, it seems that we are back at square 1.

Whoops, you did, sorry.

Well, this time, shutdown X with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop && killall Xorg
and re-add the "ServerLayout" part again with the corrections. If you face an error again, do not reconfigure it to defaults, just post the Xorg.0.log file here.

[nmltom]

Can you please post your xorg.conf file please? From the log, it seems that we are back at square 1.

Whoops, you did, sorry.

Well, this time, shutdown X with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop && killall Xorg
and re-add the "ServerLayout" part again with the corrections. If you face an error again, do not reconfigure it to defaults, just post the Xorg.0.log file here.


I shut down X as recommended, then added the ServerLayout section back into xorg.conf so it looks like this:

QUOTE
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
END QUOTE

When I rebooted, I did not make it to the log in screen.

The Xorg.0.log file looks like this:

QUOTE
X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux bighawk 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 24 October 2008 08:00:16AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Nov 20 18:06:57 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Undefined InputDevice "Mouse0" referenced by ServerLayout "X.org Configured".
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file

Fatal server error:
no screens found
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Bad file descriptor
END QUOTE

What is our next step?

[PmDematagoda]

Please add these sections as well:-

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

[nmltom]

Please add these sections as well:-

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Did what you suggested. Did not make it to the log in this time, either. Attached are the new xorg.conf and xorg.0.log files, plus a list of my hardware, just in case that should help you.

[PmDematagoda]

It now seems to be crashing, try this, uncomment the sections for the mouse so that they look like this:-

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
#InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "auto"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection

[nmltom]

It now seems to be crashing, try this, uncomment the sections for the mouse so that they look like this:-

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
#InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
"AutoAddDevices" "off"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "auto"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection

Did as you recommended. X did not start. Here are the new files.

[PmDematagoda]

Can you do the same to the keyboard sections and try again please?

[nmltom]

Can you do the same to the keyboard sections and try again please?

I did that. X did not start. Here are the new files.

[PmDematagoda]

This looks very strange. One last time, can you uncomment the mouse sections and then post the log file please?

[nmltom]

This looks very strange. One last time, can you uncomment the mouse sections and then post the log file please?

Did that and here are the new files.

[PmDematagoda]

Well, I'm stumped, there are a few errors however they don't seem to be reliable in the way that we could find out exactly what is wrong. As a last ditch effort, can you startup an Ubuntu live CD and see if the mouse and keyboard work properly on that? If they do, post the xorg.conf and log files please.

[nmltom]

Well, I'm stumped, there are a few errors however they don't seem to be reliable in the way that we could find out exactly what is wrong. As a last ditch effort, can you startup an Ubuntu live CD and see if the mouse and keyboard work properly on that? If they do, post the xorg.conf and log files please.

The mouse on this computer is a Logitech Cordless Optical mouse, and it connects to the computer through a USB port.

When I tried the live CD 8.04, the desktop came up but the mouse did not move. Same result when I tried the 6.06 live CD.

However, when I attached a regular mouse to the mouse port, the 8.04 live CD did get me to the desktop with a working mouse.

Maybe there is a hardware problem with the USB cordless mouse? (Although it would be a coincidence that the mouse broke right when I upgraded to 8.10.)

I am going to leave the regular mouse attached for now. When I boot the Ubuntu installed software X is still not starting. What would you recommend I do tomorrow to try and get it working with this regular mouse?

Thanks for your perseverance.

[PmDematagoda]

Well, it could be a hardware error due to those errors, but you may need to look into that yourself.

About the X-Server, just restore it to the original configuration, the one before we started experimenting, if evdev works properly, then it should detect the new mouse properly.

[nmltom]

Well, it could be a hardware error due to those errors, but you may need to look into that yourself.

About the X-Server, just restore it to the original configuration, the one before we started experimenting, if evdev works properly, then it should detect the new mouse properly.

First, to try to see if the installed 8.10 version would work, I changed the xorg.conf file back to the simple one were I just added the evdev module to the top. Result: X did not start. I have attached the log file.

Then I used the live 8.04 CD and it did boot up properly. Here are the xorg.conf and log files for that. Do they tell you what I need to do to get 8.10 working?

[nmltom]

One more thing: I removed the Logitech cordless USB mouse from the Ubuntu computer and put it on a Windows XP notebook. Still did not work. I called Logitech and they helped me determine it is a hardware issue with this mouse. So that could have been the original problem with X, maybe, or at least one of the problems.

Hoping to hear from you what else I might be able to try now, to get X working on the 8.10 install of Ubuntu now that a working mouse is connected. (Refer to previous post.) Thx.

[nmltom]

Going a little further, since the 8.04 live CD allowed X to start with a working kbd and mouse, I took that xorg.conf file and rebooted the 8.10 installation. I made it to the GDM login screen, but once again without a functioning mouse and keyboard. Here are those files. I am stumped, too, and don't know what to try next.

[nmltom]

Is there a way I can install version 8.04, which apparently works on my computer, without losing the data in my home directory?

[PmDematagoda]

Hmm, it seems to me that HAL isn't working now from the EE line. Can you first stop the X-Server, remove the sections for the mouse and keyboard, and restart HAL with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/hald restart
and then restart X and see if there is any improvement.

And about using 8.04, it is possible if you used a separate partition for your /home partition away from /, otherwise you will need to backup your data.

[nmltom]

[QUOTE=PmDematagoda;6241658]Hmm, it seems to me that HAL isn't working now from the EE line. Can you first stop the X-Server, remove the sections for the mouse and keyboard, and restart HAL with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/hald restart
and then restart X and see if there is any improvement.

I did not quite follow your instructions. I stopped the X-Server. I changes the xorg.conf file as shown below. I only got to the login screen, again without working kbd or mouse. Here is what xorg.conf contains:
QUOTE

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
# Driver "kbd"
# Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "CorePointer"
#EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

END QUOTE

The new log is attached following reboot. (I see there is still a hal error.)

After posting this log, I did the stopping of X and hal restart routine, but the computer booted the same way, back to the GDM login screen with no kbd or mouse.

[PmDematagoda]

Can you please post the output of:-

cat /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-x11-input.fdi

[nmltom]

Can you please post the output of:-

cat /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-x11-input.fdi

Here you go:
QUOTE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<!-- FIXME: Support tablets too. -->
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.mouse">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">mouse</merge>
<match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name"
string="Linux">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge>
</match>
</match>

<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
<!-- If we're using Linux, we use evdev by default (falling back to
keyboard otherwise). -->
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">keyboard</merge>
<match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name"
string="Linux">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

END QUOTE

[PmDematagoda]

Well, everything is correct, but it seems that there is a problem with HAL. Can you just check this, open Synaptic and look for the xserver-xorg-input-mouse and see if it is installed.

[nmltom]

Well, everything is correct, but it seems that there is a problem with HAL. Can you just check this, open Synaptic and look for the xserver-xorg-input-mouse and see if it is installed.

I will be happy to do this. Since I cannot log into GDM, can you tell me what to do from the command line? Thanks.

[nmltom]

Just to bring this thread to an end, I finally just saved my data and did a full new install of 8.04 and then upgraded to 8.10 and there was no repeat of the mouse and keyboard problems and everything seems to work fine.

Thank you for your patience in working through the issue, even though we were not quite able to resolve it.

The main thing is that 8.10 is working fine on my hardware now.

[skajotde]

The main thing is that 8.10 is working fine on my hardware now.

I have the same problem on 8.10 ;/

[stinedvd]

I'm having the same problem as well with 8.10 after installing recommended updates. I really don't want to have to reinstall 8.10 to get this to work and is very frustrating. I'm running 8.10 on a Gateway M285-E tablet all was well before the updates.

[santosraymond]

Ok, open the file for editing with:-

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and enter the following lines to the top of the file below the # sections.

Section "Module"
Load "evdev"
EndSection
and then try starting the X-Server.

Thanks for the tip. I'm currently running Jaunty and I'm having the problem where my keyboard and mouse stops working after Ubuntu loads. Adding this item in the Module section helped.