I'm betting you've added extra getty processes to your /etc/inittab file,
Yes, I did that back when my machine was too slow to boot into X every
time. I used to use them all, too.
which since sarge, contains this:
Ah, the joy of upgrading, with modified files you never get to see
things like
Package: gdm
Version: 2.6.0.8-1
Severity: important
At the first startup from power-down, the gdm login window does not accept
keyboard input. The mouse works. Logging in remotely and doing a
/etc/init.d/gdm restart makes the keyboard work again, and it does not
fail again until after the next
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