Confirming on 12.10. External keyboard is not detected at all on boot if it is plugged in and switched on. Most of the times it is detected if it is plugged in and switched on only when login prompt is visible. Sometimes to get it detected it is required to turn it off, unplug, plug back in, turn on and possibly some magic words - then it starts to always work.
Ubuntu 12.10 3.8.0-030800-generic #201302181935 SMP xserver-xorg-input-evde 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 amd64 "ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-input-evdev" output attached. ** Attachment added: "xserver-xorg-input-evdev.ubuntu-bug-info" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/945033/+attachment/3550705/+files/xserver-xorg-input-evdev.ubuntu-bug-info ** Tags added: quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945033 Title: external keyboard/mouse not available after login on precise Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After logging in with an external keyboard and mouse in LightDM, the keyboard and mouse become inactive until the devices are unplugged and then plugged-back in; the laptop keyboard and mouse continue to work. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: udev 175-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CustomUdevRuleFiles: 10-vboxdrv.rules 81-printer.rules Date: Fri Mar 2 11:41:05 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes MachineType: LENOVO 4270CTO ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=d7a38d7a-5ea8-4ea7-8e61-c2f922171fe1 ro max_loop=254 nomodeset insmod=nvidia-current-updates SourcePackage: udev UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-09 (53 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/16/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8BET50WW (1.30 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4270CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8BET50WW(1.30):bd08/16/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4270CTO:pvrThinkPadW520:rvnLENOVO:rn4270CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4270CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W520 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/945033/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
