Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-16 Thread Colin Law
On 7 April 2013 15:45, norman silverstone wrote: > < very big snip > > > I have just booted the PC for the first time in 24 hours running Ubuntu > 12.04 and the keyboard and mouse buttons behave as they should. CPU activity > is very low and there is no swap activity. I will leave the machine runn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Alan Jenkins
Have you checked the log files e.g. /var/log/messages to see if it indicates that the USB devices get unplugged or anything similar when you cannot input anything? On 7 Apr 2013, at 15:46, norman silverstone wrote: > < very big snip > > > I have just booted the PC for the first time in 24 hours

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread norman silverstone
< very big snip > I have just booted the PC for the first time in 24 hours running Ubuntu 12.04 and the keyboard and mouse buttons behave as they should. CPU activity is very low and there is no swap activity. I will leave the machine running to see what happens. Do gremlins still exist?? N

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Colin Law
On 7 April 2013 14:50, norman silverstone wrote: > < snip > > Are they conventional usb keyboard and mouse? >>> >>> Yes - I have tried both wired and wireless. >> >> I wonder whether it is that the system is becoming unresponsive as >> something is clogging up the machine, rather than a probl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread norman silverstone
< snip > Are they conventional usb keyboard and mouse? Yes - I have tried both wired and wireless. I wonder whether it is that the system is becoming unresponsive as something is clogging up the machine, rather than a problem with the mouse and keyboard. Does it happen when you are doing anyth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Tony Pursell
On 7 April 2013 11:54, norman silverstone wrote: > Xubuntu 12.04 -> boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse >>> buttons. >>> >>> Ubuntu 12.04 -> boot, only intermittent input possible from both >>> keyboard >>> and mouse buttons. >>> >>> Windows XP Pro -> boot, input from keybo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Colin Law
On 7 April 2013 11:54, norman silverstone wrote: >>> Xubuntu 12.04 -> boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse >>> buttons. >>> >>> Ubuntu 12.04 -> boot, only intermittent input possible from both >>> keyboard >>> and mouse buttons. >>> >>> Windows XP Pro -> boot, input from keyb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread norman silverstone
Xubuntu 12.04 -> boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Ubuntu 12.04 -> boot, only intermittent input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Windows XP Pro -> boot, input from keyboard and mouse buttons as normal. The problem occurred spontaneously with my P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Colin Law
On 7 April 2013 11:24, norman silverstone wrote: > Xubuntu 12.04 -> boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse > buttons. > > Ubuntu 12.04 -> boot, only intermittent input possible from both keyboard > and mouse buttons. > > Windows XP Pro -> boot, input from keyboard and mouse but

[ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread norman silverstone
Xubuntu 12.04 -> boot, no input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Ubuntu 12.04 -> boot, only intermittent input possible from both keyboard and mouse buttons. Windows XP Pro -> boot, input from keyboard and mouse buttons as normal. The problem occurred spontaneously with m