Your message dated Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:27:51 +0000
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and subject line Re: Bug#611039: Issue fixed inadvertently while troubleshooting
has caused the Debian Bug report #611039,
regarding gnome: Unable to input through keyboard after logging into GNOME
desktop
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: gnome
Version: 1:2.30+7
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software
I use three user accounts on my system: root, susam and guest.
After booting the system, when I log into GNOME desktop as 'susam', I am unable
to use the keyboard to input any text. Keyboard seems completely unusable then.
Even Ctrl + Alt + F1 does not work.
To recover from the situation, I log off using the mouse (System > Log out from
the menu) and log in again as a different user 'guest'. In this account I am
able to work properly with the keyboard. So, I have this problem only when I
login as 'susam'. My guess is that there is some corrupt GNOME related
configuration file for the 'susam' account.
Additional notes:
1. Only one account called 'susam' is affected.
2. Mouse works. I can log out using mouse and then use the keyboard again to
log in as a different user and work properly.
3. I did nothing unusual when the issue started troubling me. The keyboard
was working fine. I was using Iceweasel. I was able to type addresses and visit
websites. Suddenly, for no apparent reason keyboard input stopped working.
Pressing the keys did nothing. Mouse was still working though.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii avahi-daemon 0.6.27-2 Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
ii banshee 1.6.1-1.1 Media Management and Playback appl
ii epiphany-extensions 2.30.2-1 Extensions for Epiphany web browse
ii evolution-exchange 2.30.2-1 Exchange plugin for the Evolution
ii evolution-plugins 2.30.3-5 standard plugins for Evolution
ii evolution-webcal 2.28.1-1 webcal: URL handler for GNOME and
ii gdm-themes 0.6.2 Themes for the GNOME Display Manag
ii gedit-plugins 2.30.0-1 set of plugins for gedit
ii gnome-codec-install 0.4.7 GStreamer codec installer
ii gnome-desktop-environment 1:2.30+7 The GNOME Desktop Environment
ii gnome-games 1:2.30.2-2 games for the GNOME desktop
ii gnome-themes-extras 2.22.0-3 extra themes for the GNOME desktop
ii gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 0.10.10-1 FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.15-1 GStreamer plugins from the "ugly"
ii libpam-gnome-keyring 2.30.3-5 PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii rhythmbox-plugins 0.12.8-2 plugins for rhythmbox music player
ii software-center 2.0.7debian7 Utility for browsing, installing,
ii synaptic 0.70~pre1+b1 Graphical package manager
ii system-config-printer 1.2.3-3 graphical interface to configure t
ii tomboy 1.2.2-2 desktop note taking program using
ii totem-mozilla 2.30.2-6 Totem Mozilla plugin
ii transmission-gtk 2.03-2 lightweight BitTorrent client (GTK
Versions of packages gnome recommends:
ii browser-plugin-gnash [mozi 0.8.8-5 GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player -
ii gdebi 0.6.4 Simple tool to install deb files -
ii gnome-games-extra-data 2.30.0-1 games for the GNOME desktop (extra
ii gnome-office 1:2.30+7 The GNOME Office suite
ii liferea 1.6.4-1 feed aggregator for GNOME
ii menu-xdg 0.5 freedesktop.org menu compliant win
ii mozilla-plugin-gnash 0.8.8-5 dummy package for renaming to brow
ii network-manager-gnome 0.8.1-2 network management framework (GNOM
ii shotwell 0.6.1-1+b2 digital photo organizer
ii update-notifier 0.99.3debian8 Daemon which notifies about packag
Versions of packages gnome suggests:
pn gnome-dbg <none> (no description available)
pn openoffice.org-evolution <none> (no description available)
pn openoffice.org-gnome <none> (no description available)
Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment depends on:
ii alacarte 0.13.2-1 easy GNOME menu editing tool
ii baobab 2.30.0-2 GNOME disk usage analyzer
ii brasero 2.30.3-2 CD/DVD burning application for GNO
ii cheese 2.30.1-2 A tool to take pictures and videos
ii deskbar-applet 2.32.0-1 universal search and navigation ba
ii ekiga 3.2.7-2 H.323 and SIP compatible VoIP clie
ii empathy 2.30.3-1 GNOME multi-protocol chat and call
ii fast-user-switch-applet 2.24.0-6 Applet for the GNOME panel providi
ii gcalctool 5.30.2-2 GNOME desktop calculator
ii gconf-editor 2.30.0-2 An editor for the GConf configurat
ii gdm 2.20.11-4 GNOME Display Manager
ii gksu 2.0.2-5 graphical frontend to su
ii gnome-backgrounds 2.32.0-1 a set of backgrounds packaged with
ii gnome-bluetooth 2.30.0-2 GNOME Bluetooth tools
ii gnome-core 1:2.30+7 The GNOME Desktop Environment -- e
ii gnome-dictionary 2.30.0-2 GNOME dictionary application
ii gnome-media 2.30.0-1 GNOME media utilities
ii gnome-netstatus-applet 2.28.1-1 Network status applet for GNOME
ii gnome-nettool 2.30.0-3 network information tool for GNOME
ii gnome-screenshot 2.30.0-2 screenshot application for GNOME
ii gnome-search-tool 2.30.0-2 GNOME tool to search files
ii gnome-system-log 2.30.0-2 system log viewer for GNOME
ii gnome-system-monitor 2.28.1-1 Process viewer and system resource
ii gnome-system-tools 2.30.2-2 Cross-platform configuration utili
ii gnome-user-share 2.30.1-1 User level public file sharing via
ii gstreamer0.10-tools 0.10.30-1 Tools for use with GStreamer
ii gucharmap 1:2.30.3-1 Unicode character picker and font
ii gvfs-bin 1.6.4-3 userspace virtual filesystem - bin
ii hamster-applet 2.30.2-3 time tracking applet for GNOME
ii libgnome2-perl 1.042-2 Perl interface to the GNOME librar
ii nautilus-sendto 2.28.4-2+b1 integrates Evolution and Pidgin in
ii remmina 0.8.3-1 remote desktop client for GNOME de
ii seahorse 2.30.1-2 GNOME front end for GnuPG
ii seahorse-plugins 2.30.1-3 seahorse plugins and utilities for
ii sound-juicer 2.28.2-3 GNOME CD Ripper
ii totem-plugins 2.30.2-6 Plugins for the Totem media player
ii vinagre 2.30.3-1 remote desktop client for the GNOM
ii vino 2.28.2-2 VNC server for GNOME
ii xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.8-1 tool to manage well known user dir
ii zenity 2.30.0-1 Display graphical dialog boxes fro
Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii desktop-base 6.0.5 common files for the Debian Deskto
ii dmz-cursor-theme 0.4.3 Style neutral, scalable cursor the
ii eog 2.30.2-1 Eye of GNOME graphics viewer progr
ii epiphany-browser [gnome- 2.30.6-1 Intuitive GNOME web browser
ii evince 2.30.3-2 Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
ii evolution 2.30.3-5 groupware suite with mail client a
ii evolution-data-server 2.30.3-2 evolution database backend server
ii file-roller 2.30.2-2 an archive manager for GNOME
ii gedit 2.30.4-1 official text editor of the GNOME
ii gnome-about 2.30.2-2 The GNOME about box
ii gnome-applets 2.30.0-3 Various applets for the GNOME pane
ii gnome-control-center 1:2.30.1-2 utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii gnome-disk-utility 2.30.1-2 manage and configure disk drives a
ii gnome-icon-theme 2.30.3-2 GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii gnome-keyring 2.30.3-5 GNOME keyring services (daemon and
ii gnome-menus 2.30.3-1 an implementation of the freedeskt
ii gnome-panel 2.30.2-2 launcher and docking facility for
ii gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-2 power management tool for the GNOM
ii gnome-screensaver 2.30.0-2 GNOME screen saver and locker
ii gnome-session 2.30.2-3 The GNOME Session Manager - GNOME
ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.30.2-2 daemon handling the GNOME session
ii gnome-terminal 2.30.2-1 The GNOME terminal emulator applic
ii gnome-themes 2.30.2-1 official themes for the GNOME desk
ii gnome-user-guide 2.30.1-1 GNOME user's guide
ii gstreamer0.10-alsa 0.10.30-1 GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-ba 0.10.30-1 GStreamer plugins from the "base"
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-go 0.10.24-1 GStreamer plugins from the "good"
ii gtk2-engines 1:2.20.1-1 theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
ii gvfs 1.6.4-3 userspace virtual filesystem - ser
ii gvfs-backends 1.6.4-3 userspace virtual filesystem - bac
ii iceweasel [gnome-www-bro 3.5.16-4 Web browser based on Firefox
ii metacity 1:2.30.1-3 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii nautilus 2.30.1-2 file manager and graphical shell f
ii policykit-1-gnome 0.96-3 GNOME authentication agent for Pol
ii totem 2.30.2-6 A simple media player for the GNOM
ii yelp 2.30.1+webkit-1 Help browser for GNOME
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On 25/01/11 10:14, Susam Pal wrote:
> Surprisingly, this issue got fixed automatically while I was trying to
> troubleshoot it. The following steps seems to have fixed it for me.
[...]
> In other words, I could not really establish what caused the problem and
> what fixed it. Anyone has a clue?
Nope. Let's assume this was a user error since we haven't seen any other reports
like this one and it's now fixed.
Cheers,
Emilio
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