Hello, it is because the squeeze is in a messi state..
it does not start the services as it should.. in the recovery mode as root and startx the networkmanager is not there, it does take the usb-sticks and whatelse more. in the normal boot procedure i found a way to get in.. at the gdm3 screen i can open the screen-keyboard as accessibility tool. there i can login as user.. once in, i am still without the keyboard.. but i have the networkmanager working. but!! trying to reinstall packages needs my to enter my password for administrative tasks and then my screen-keyboard is disabled.. so, i keep there in some stupid situation.. i am afraid i will get ubuntu 12.04 lts, and stick for it for 5 years until the next LTS comes.. no debian stable or whatever.. keep with virtualbox and never again virt-man.. i am sure my laptop is now in an interesting state for you linux experts, but i am sorry i need to work with it.. my second machine is to get help but not for working. for sure ubuntu will also have its secrets, but nothing serious happened in the last 8 years.. that is also why i did not get linux proficient.. that is the only advantage of Debian, by time and problems you have to learn. lukas -- View this message in context: http://debian.2.n7.nabble.com/help-with-keyboard-lost-at-GDM-login-tp2803000p2804031.html Sent from the Debian User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1352983040055-2804031.p...@n7.nabble.com