JamesE, thank you for your comments. For now, I'm going to this over to lightdm (Ubuntu), please reassign if not the correct. However, I would not mark this a duplicate of another report, or vice versa unless noted otherwise by a developer.
As well, you may want to try providing any helpful information following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM#Debugging_LightDM . ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => lightdm (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Undecided ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263504 Title: [Toshiba Satellite P55-A5312] At login, have to click on icon to activate keyboard Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10. This morning, I couldn't type my password in at the login prompt. It was as if the keyboard was not being recognized. I verified that there was a prompt in the password box, so it's not an input focus issue. What's interesting is that if I hit Capslock, a capslock warning icon appears in the password box, so obviously the keyboard is functioning, but just not allowing me to type my password in. [Workaround] However, if I mouse click on the on-screen keyboard icon at the top of the screen (the icon's shaped like a little man), and then click back on the password box, keyboard input is recognized and I can finally type my password in. Once logged in, the keyboard works fine. I think this is not a keyboard driver issue, but a login screen issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.12.0-7-generic 3.12.0-7.15 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jamesmeast 1884 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: jamesmeast 1884 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Dec 22 10:55:21 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=24d8f789-5daa-4fd3-a941-8321de03a19c InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-21 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131218) MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite P55-A ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=d94ffb61-ae33-4338-8f74-6f5f380b1bb2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.12.0-7-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.12.0-7-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.117 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/09/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: 1.40 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: VG10ST dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvr1.40:bd10/09/2013:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteP55-A:pvrPSPMJU-01U02J:rvnTOSHIBA:rnVG10ST:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: Satellite P55-A dmi.product.version: PSPMJU-01U02J dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1263504/+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