Linux mint keyboard stops working Keyboard doesn't work sometimes. 1 Laptop Lenovo W540 Linux Mint Desktop Vera 21. Type notepad, hit enter. However, the keyboard regularly stops I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. x serial: <superuser This is interesting and I will definitely read this stuff. I updated to Shutting down and starting seemed to get the keyboard to work the first few times then it just works until booting into linux mint from grub. 2 Sonya Machine: System: Apple product: MacBook3 1 v: 1. Keyboard and mouse stop working after update. I have a problem with my keyboard. It doesn't Password stops working on 19. I think, the actual physical disconnect and re-connect. After turning on the laptop, the USB ports work again. The keyboard works in the GRUB and in the BIOS Settings, but as soon I boot into Linux Mint, it stops working. I have to connect a usb mouse to be able to reboot and so everthing is working again. 3, the mouse will randomly stop working completely. There's a philosophical view there, a typocentric universe? I just set up a dualboot of Win 11 and Mint on an MSI Modern 15 laptop. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" I am a proud owner of a Gateway laptop, model NE71B06u. This problem has been encountered by various users before, so it was my fault that I was too hasty to post this topic. But the problem remains. 3 and this morning my laptop's keyboard stopped working out of no where. I've found that seldom, but increasingly, my keyboard stops responding after leaving my computer idle for several hours ( not exactly sure how long ). It's likely a hardware issue and not a software issue. I have an issue where my keyboard stops functioning periodically after getting stuck on repeat keys. I did it with the charger unplugged. At first disappeared then made setting change make it bigger now the pointer remains but will not move. I was Linux mint but decided to install manjaro. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. Forum rules 7. I have no idea what the problem is as I am new. 0-24-generic Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. 3 where when resuming my computer from suspend my I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. I first noticed it when logging in (no way to type my password in the log in window). I just set up a dualboot of Win 11 and Mint on an MSI Modern 15 laptop. 0 Desktop: Cinnamon 3. Quick links. 30-1ubuntu1) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara Machine: Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 81D2 v: Lenovo ideapad 330-15ARR serial: N/A Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK BILL777 wrote:Keyboard doesn't work sometimes. The built-in I've found that seldom, but increasingly, my keyboard stops responding after leaving my computer idle for several hours ( not exactly sure how long ). My keyboard randomly stops working (while touchpad and USB ports are still working) and I can't find a way to solve it or even identify where this problem comes from. For instance, last night I went to bed running Linux, when I woke Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. 1. And also it appears plugged in its manager. The keyboard and touchpad both worked properly following installation. I have started experiencing a strange issue out of nowhere. 2 and kernel 5. I'm not a Linux Mint user, but an Ubuntu Studio + Mate user, and I've been experiencing this exact same problem since last week, with a wireless mouse which used to keyboard stops working in terminal. When mouse clicking stopped working, I was just about to restart the computer, so I opened up my laptop lid (external mouse still didn't work) and clicked on the power options. even slight movement of mouse or keyboard wake the machine from suspend. System: Host: Polaris Kernel: 3. Posts After a reboot when the mouse and keyboard are working again I can see that the software was running without a hitch the whole time. I reset the system, thinking it may have been a passing problem y also check for this key not to be stucked. Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am. 2 (but macbook pros and macbook airs are different animals). Keyboard stops working after login (Long) Post by Couch_Potato » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:38 pm. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" I have a bit of an issue with my laptop keyboard. inxi -Fxxxrz: I own a laptop with Mint 20 Cinnamon installed and, sometimes, the onboard keyboard will have stopped working after waking from suspend. 13. 5. I have tried mint 13, 12 and 11. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" Keyboard stops responding randomly. However, the keyboard regularly stops Hi, I am a total newbie and just a user person. Will Magnus7's last suggestion above also work for LM20? I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). 1 Vera base: Ubuntu 22. Install the Keyboard stops responding randomly. After an installation of Linux Mint 20. 0 Mobo: Apple model: Mac On Linux Mint 21 (With Cinnamon), the keyboard just stopped working with WINE. Today, 4 hours ago, I was making maps with Qgis (in linux mint in dualboot) and suddently, the keyboard started to press touches itself with repetition. 2. When some or most keys stop working on a laptop keyboard, that's usually a sign the keyboard needs replaced. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. 64 I restarted it and the touchpad suddenly worked. ADMIN MOD My laptop keyboard stops working after long suspend . Then, during the working day, it completely stops working, the layout can be I've been using Linux Mint on my laptop for several months now. I installed Linux Mint cinnamon on my Asus model BR1100CKA and it went well. Unplugging and removing battery for a few minutes temporarily fixes the problem, but this has happened multiple times now. Now, the problem is every time I plug in a USB device (usually a thumb drive) the keyboard stops working properly or stops working at all. I have a USB keyboard, which I was using with my previous computer (Running Mint 13), and I can use it to access the boot menu, BIOS settings, etc. Numlock can be switched off by pressing fn-F6 twice. I'm running Linux Mint 17 'Qiana' Mate 64-bit edition. The touchpad never worked during the installation, but an external mouse does. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am I'm having an issue in Mint 19. I am using the latest version of Linux Mint (18) with xfce desktop on an asus E200HA. Then, a couple of months later, my keyboard (a Packard Bell 5133 ps/2 keyboard) wouldn't work. I updated to I've just installed Linux Mint 20. The built-in keyboard did work after installation, but its special keys didn't (volume control, brightness control, super, etc). 5-oem kernel will be supported until April 2027 which is when Linux Mint 21 versions lose support. 8. From time to time, some keys [e, g, h, Fn, numpad 8] suddenly stop working (continuously pressing them doesn't even trigger an interrupt - consulted /proc/interrupts). I can do this via a USB keyboard, and i also have a bash script that detects the keyboard getting "stuck". Post by blakeyed » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:55 am. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" Now - there's a minor thing that's happened to me a couple of times now that I'm not sure on how to solve, and that is my keyboard that stops working after a random amount of Keyboard stops responding randomly. blakeyed. However, for now I decided to take the brute-force-approach: I freed up an entire partition on one of the SSD-drives and installed a fresh Linux Mint 19. Hi! I've just installed LMDE on my laptop I've found that seldom, but increasingly, my keyboard stops responding after leaving my computer idle for several hours ( not exactly sure how long ). Everything has been working fine. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am I'm having an issue in Mint 19. Distro: Linux Mint 18. Press Fn + F7 on keyboard to enable/disable touchpad, check if this works. Until about 5min ago. It always works fine when I restart. Restarting Konsole fixes the issue for a time, then it breaks again. 3 As the other posters described, the internal keyboard of the laptop stops working somewhere between the grub and the booting. 8. On the other hand, my 2008 macbook won't stay connected with an arch-based distro, but works fine with Mint 20. . Unplugging and removing battery for a few minutes keyboard stops working in terminal. The keyboard randomly stops working. miknun wrote: ⤴ Mon Sep 28, 2020 9:56 am Using xev, after setting that up in the terminal and with number lock on pressing the numerical keys did not result in a number showing, but keys 8, 6, 4 and 2 did move the cursor on the terminal screen in the correct direction. Keyboard is fine, and the touchpad woks fine I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). My laptop keyboard stopped communicating with Linux Mint. I updated to 19. (On mobile, can't flair, sorry) I have Linux Mint 17 "Qania" Mate, experiencing the "sudden USB mouse freeze" problem. Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 and showkey worked all of the I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). , fn+F2 should decrease screen brightness, but does not. First it starts lagging a lot and "forget" typed letters and sometimes just stops responding altogether. you activate the menu by pressing Esc I've found that seldom, but increasingly, my keyboard stops responding after leaving my computer idle for several hours ( not exactly sure how long ). Numlock, which is Keyboard stops responding randomly. 1 Cinnamon 64bit on an Acer Aspire 5 A515-56. I am a Newbie here and I have installed Linux Mint today and my touch pad is not working and I have to use an external mouse. I work mainly on Google Chrome. My Linux works completely fine till the login screen, after which the touchpad or keyboard or both start misbehaving. So partial noob here, apologies in advance. I am tremendously impressed with linux/ubuntu and Mint in particular - really takes user friendliness to the next level. 3 Cinnamon. If I unplug the USB keyboard and reattach it works again for another 5 minutes. 33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21. Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. I just installed Linux Mint 20. After suspending my laptop, the pad and keyboard stop working, sometimes just one and other times both at the same time. If you cannot get the keyboard to work in Grub ever after trying a few reboots, if you have access to a USB keyboard, try that to get logged in so you can edit the grub file and reboot, pull the USB keyboard and see if it works. Linux Mint Forums. For reference, I'm using WineHQ with the Staging branch. From time to time keyboard repeating stops working, enable\disable "key presses repeat" in keyboard settings or plugoff\plugin keyboard can fix the problem, but it's a bit annoying. Other ideas, none if them easy: (1) Try to find a PS/2 keyboard (2) use the serial port as console (3) use netconsole to get at the full boot Hi, unfortunately this annoying aspect of Linux Mint has persisted into LM20 MATE i. However, the keyboard regularly stops Whenever I type in the keyboard, Bluetooth stops transmitting although the icon placed in panel, shows the device plugged. USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend. Main Edition Support. I have been using an HP Laptop with dual boot Windows 10 and Linux mint 18. When the issue occurs it won't register the button presses at all (verified with the xev command). I had tested it with a native game (Xonotic), and had confirmed that it works for gaming, but for whatever reason, WINE has goofed me over. I know just the very basics about computers themselves. Just got a new computer and installed Mint 17. I recently installed Mint 14. i tried activating the touchpad via keyboard shortcut and on the settings app but it still doesn't work. However, the keyboard regularly stops Just got a new computer and installed Mint 17. I do not think I will go there, because the PC does not stop responding at any time it is only the internal keyboard + power button, also this last time there was no heavy load on the pc, I was playing through an online gaming service via stream video The Linux Mint subreddit: for news, discussion and support for the Linux distribution Linux Mint Members Online • L_James. Model is sony vaio, SVE14112ELW (I put 6 ram, otherwise had 2). 1 Cinnamon 64 bit without any problems for quite some time now. FAQ; Board index. That would point to "USB host adapters not working". After a while (a few seconds), everything works normally. e. 3 in a new machine, ACER Nitro 515, and after almost resolv the problem of configuration of the Nvidia After trying to log in using virtual keyboard, I realized that my whole keyboard stops working after waking up. 8 tk: GTK 3. 2 Desktop Kernel 5. I've install Linux Mint 20 Xfce. A woman typing on a laptop with LM20. I did some searches on the information in xinput and see others with that same MSNB0001:00 06CB:CEBD have also had issues. I have to connect a usb mouse to be able to Linux Mint 20. I own a laptop with Mint 20 Cinnamon installed and, sometimes, the onboard keyboard will have stopped working after waking from suspend. 2 Cinnamon on my windows surface Installed mint (tricia) as a dual boot with existing Windows 10 on a laptop. inxi -Fxxxrz: I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). i installed synaptics and the movement was smoother but the problem persisted. Hello, I started using Linux Mint 2 months age. I tried plugging in a USB keyboard but that didn't result in any input either (I ran lsusb and the keyboard was My keyboard randomly stops working (while touchpad and USB ports are still working) and I can't find a way to solve it or even identify where this problem comes from. I've tried following the recommendations on this link, about putting i8042. Try making a Windows USB and booting off it, then open a command prompt with Shift + F10. Another method to identify the current I've been using Linux Mint in a quite basic way for a couple years now and I didn't need to use bluetooth much before but I remember it not working and since it was not really mandatory for me and couldn't find a quick solution I let go. Post by hglee » Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:19 am. And I have to reset to fix the problem. 1 Dell T7910 Proxmox 7. Debian Edition Support LMDE 2 has reached end of support as of 1-1-2019. 22. 2 about a week ago and maybe once a day both the keyboard and mouse stop responding. Fedora is more bleeding edge than Mint and its Ubuntu base, I suspect you need a newer kernel. keyboard stops working in terminal. Previous searched posts involve other freeze-ups (like keyboard also), and none solve it, or were directly relevant. However, I recently encountered an issue in which the integrated keyboard stops working after I suspend I have linux mint 19. It worked right up until i had entered my username and password, then the Num Lock key came on and stayed on. However, after 3 to 5 minutes following a reboot, everything randomly stops working. 3 where when resuming my computer from suspend my Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. 2, the mouse would randomly stutter (take a second to 'catch up' as it were), but since the upgrade to 21. It also just randomly stopped working. Can also use ctrl+alt+Fx to go to tty and, there, can use the keyboard normally. The only solution is to unplug and re-plug it. Copy/paste the text output of inxi -Fxxxrz run in the terminal. I'd like some help in fixing that issue. I guess there's an It also just randomly stopped working. 6. 0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4. Password stops working on 19. I have bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, and when i'm using them, if they iddle for 6 seconds, then they get I am new to the whole Linux system. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" questions. That didn't have the -get and didn't work so I ran this which appeared to install Ok:- /ubi-console-setup. However, a USB mouse continues to work fine. but they may not It might be somehow related to power management for the bus on which the keyboard is located. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can I own a laptop with Mint 20 Cinnamon installed and, sometimes, the onboard keyboard will have stopped working after waking from suspend. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" Surface 3 keyboard stops working at login authentication screen. 0-132 While the keyboard always works flawlessly, the mouse seems to take on a very erratic, strange behaviour. This is a linux specific issue It seems to stop working once it gets to the desktop. 3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18. This fix tells it to not to multiplex, just use the number one keyboard - the one on your computer. The power to the mouse is Keyboard and mouse stop working when my internet (Wi-Fi) stops working I don't think it crashed until ~4 mins later, the time that shows on the taskbar was still updating, but I have a Logitech wireless keyboard K330 and mouse M330 both connected through unifying receiver. Also, this happens almost every time after resuming from sleep. Support Request If laptop gets into suspend for too long, keyboard stops working, and doesn't start until you shut down and turn it on again (even reboot I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). But then suddenly the keyboard stops working and sometimes even the mouse stops responding. In general, this bug happens in other distributions and in Windows 10 (which wasn't an issue in the other posts). Edit- Will test with external keyboard tomorrow. A fast solution that works at least in my case (Linux Mint KDE, on a Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop): With the laptop on, just press the power button for about 30 seconds, that is shutting down and still pressing for a while after this. 3 where when resuming my computer from suspend my USB keyboard can't type anything on the login screen. Couch_Potato Level 2 I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). xx serial: <filter> BIOS: American The 6. GPU: Nvidia GeForce 730 (Zotac 8GB) CPU: Intel i7 Ram: 32GB Mouse and keyboard are USB via hub in a KVM switch. I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). Level 1 Posts: 19 Joined: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:56 pm. Hi all, I'm using Cinnamon 3. Two days ago, after normal usage the touchpad stopped working, I searched all over the web - 15 tab at min, and found nothing that helped me. 2 cinnamon and i have a problem with my touchpad. The usb keyboard and mouse work I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. 11. In contrast to that resuming from hibernate needs mostly (but not on all hardware) to press the power button. I have a new install of Mint 20 and after inactivity the mouse just stops working. After the upgrade to 21. nomux=1 in /etc/default/grub, but to no avail. I get a osd with a prohibited sign when that happens and it doesn't disapear. I have successfully installed Linux Mint 8 on my desktop, eeepc 701, and yesterday on my Dad's PC at home. This topic Touchpad stops working after a minute - Mint 21, MSI 14 would seem to indicate the newer BIOS will not help because that I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. With difficulty, I could save my work and quit the software. 3 X86_64 Centos X86_64 Debian X86_64 Linux MInt 86_64 OS X. However, the keyboard regularly stops USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am I'm having an issue in Mint 19. Unfortunately restarting Konsole is a big inconvenience for me as I'll often have dozens of Konsole tabs open doing different things. Numlock, which is always on by default, does not light up, and I can't switch on Caps or scroll either. A problem similar to some others here, that from time to time the keyboard becomes useless, though the mouse continues to move the cursor. Then I tried several combinations of key combinations (especially with the Fn key), including NumLock, but with no success. Everything seems to work fine except I have the touchpad not working after suspend problem. X. Hi, Linux Mint Mate Desktop Vera 21. but as soon as the OS starts it stops responding and I have to unplug it and plug it back in to make it work. when i used it for a minute or i move to fast it stops working. So far it works perfectly, the mouse and keyboard work like a charm. That's my normal work setup. 0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5. It seems like my Vaio has a i8042 keyboard, and there is a problem between this kind of keyboard and the kernel. Recently I started having an issue where I would be using the laptop and the keyboard would suddenly stop working. In the installation, when I reach the 'Who are you?' part, the keyboard and mouse stop working. I had it hooked up to external screens and an external keyboard with the laptop lid closed. This bug also appears with different USB keyboards. All keys become unresponsive until I reboot. So far everything works great, other than the touchpad randomly freezing up. 24. 8 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 19. However, the keyboard regularly stops Now - there's a minor thing that's happened to me a couple of times now that I'm not sure on how to solve, and that is my keyboard that stops working after a random amount of I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. Shutting down and starting seemed to get the keyboard to work the first few times then it just works until booting into linux mint from grub. I actually need to use bluetooth now on my laptop to connect a keyboard but the bluetooth manager can't USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am I'm having an issue in Mint 19. I have Linux Mint 20 64 bit distribution installed. Cosmo. 04 jammy Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: Z97-HD3 v: x. I've been having some issues with the keyboard not working. This doesn't happen on Windows 10, so my guesses are After this, wake by keyboard works (wake by mouse doesn't seem to be working, but I don't need it to, so, whatever), but, for some reason, after waking up, input devices stop working, and I have to plug them into other ports to make them work again. Any idea what to do? Shutting down and starting seemed to get the keyboard to work the first few times then it just works until booting into linux mint from grub. USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend Post by kenn213 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:42 am I'm having an issue in Mint 19. Hello, the day before yesterday I was working in an office Write document and my keyboard started typing by itself "çççççççççç" there was no way to stop it. Then, during the working day, it completely stops working, the layout can be switched only with the mouse, it does not react to the keyboard shortcut in any way. All work fine for other PC's on switch and Eventually copy/paste functionality stops working in Konsole, though I can still copy/paste from firefox for example. 2 I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). Search Advanced search. I am new to the whole Linux system. wrote: ⤴ Tue May 10, 2022 10:59 am If your computer is in suspend mode, you should be able to wake it up by pressing any key, at least the key combination (mostly in conjunction with Fn), which the manufacturer provided. 4. Hardware Support. 0. I absolutely loved it for the first day or two. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" I have tried mint 13, 12 and 11. I do not think I will go there, because the PC does not stop responding at any time it is only the internal keyboard + power button, also this last time there was no heavy load on the pc, I was playing through an online gaming service via stream video keyboard stops working in terminal. I restarted it and the touchpad suddenly worked. 04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME ENCORE v: Rev 1. Unanswered topics; Active topics; Search; FAQ; Login; Installed mint (tricia) as a dual boot with existing Windows 10 on a laptop. (Funny thing is, it seems to happen mostly when I'm typing. 7 on Mint 18. I've noticed that when I'm not using the usb mouse (i. During the install, the mouse and keyboard stopped working. Until it stopped I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. My 2015 macbook air keyboard lighting works with Mint 20. I'm using a KVM switch but even when I move the mouse and I own a laptop with Mint 20 Cinnamon installed and, sometimes, the onboard keyboard will have stopped working after waking from suspend. I fresh installed Linux mint 19. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" I've noticed that when I'm not using the usb mouse (i. It doesn't recognize the touchpad is there. Can someone help me? It's possible that your keyboard may be damaged. When the USB keyboard stops working I can still use the Acer integrated keyboard. Keyboard is fine, and the touchpad woks fine Now - there's a minor thing that's happened to me a couple of times now that I'm not sure on how to solve, and that is my keyboard that stops working after a random amount of time. The last few times I've run Daryna I've had to switch back to windows because my keyboard stops responding. some further information: This only happens when I'm using the touchpad to scroll; I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). When the computer (Dell precision 390) first starts, Since Yesterday, my Linux Mint have a problem with bluetooth. If you want to stay with an OEM Kernel, you have two options: . This doesn't affect either the touchpad or external keyboards, however. The other day it was just 10 minutes after logging in, and today a couple of hours passed before - suddenly - it stopped responding. I have to restart my laptop and then it works fine but after a few hours it happens again. Installed mint (tricia) as a dual boot with existing Windows 10 on a laptop. I rebooted my system, and got to the login screen, and then my keyboard and mouse were not recognized by the system anymore? It is a wireless keyboard and mouse and the receiver is USB2 Here is the run down Where it works: In the BIOS In Grub menu to select Since she started using it, it's been working fine. I think its something to do with mint's settings, because i tried another keyboard (an emachines kb-0108) and it didn't work. I have a USB keyboard, which I was using with my previous computer (Running Mint 13), and I can use it to access the boot Keyboard stops working randomly Post by mzsade » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:13 am Hi, I have read about this happening, elsewhere--i am sure it's a minor irritant--just thought i'd Keyboard stops working randomly Post by mzsade » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:13 am Hi, I have read about this happening, elsewhere--i am sure it's a minor irritant--just thought i'd Linux Mint Forums. Keyboard stops responding randomly. Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user. 0-27 but no luck. NOTE - whenever I touch the touchpad the keyboard stop working, only after a restart it works again I'll be VERY Hello i just installed linux mint 21. 3 Sylvia on Thikpad t440p. After some failed attempts at troubleshooting, I tried installing Linux Mint 14. 9 (Gtk 3. Can only type or click on the elements in the panel bar or the start menu. I have a USB keyboard, which I was using with my previous computer (Running Mint 13), and I can use it to access the boot I just started using Linux Mint, and it’s been great so far. Questions about hardware, drivers and peripherals. The OP needs to post some relevant system info. The number pad on the right side of the keyboard has not worked since install. Problem 1 is semi fixed: When the laptop went into suspend mode while on battery when I awakened it to The keyboard on the laptop partially stops working after some time of use. Please stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people What i would like to do is be able to restart the inbuilt keyboard driver to avoid rebooting the computer. Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user. My problem was on a linux laptop. For some reason, it stopped working once linux is started: Once I'm at the lock screen, the keyboard does not work. py:72: Warning: Source ID 240 Hi, I'm having this issue lately where my keyboard and mouse will stop interacting with any window (I'm on cinnamon) but will work fine when clicking on things on the panel and start menu. The fix I found started the touchpad working again: continuously press the fn & 7 key until the pointer starts working again. Forum rules but that doesn't seem to work too. Distribution: Mandriva 2009 X86_64 suse 11. The same happened when number lock was released. I have a 2012 macbook air with an arch-based distro and the keyboard lighting works on that too, and so did wifi. After I suspend mouse clicks on the touchpad work fine but pointer movement is all janky to the point of not being unsable. Just re-plugging them into the same ports doesn't work, so, every time I wake the computer up If the Apple Wirelesss Keyboard stops working after log-in where most keys do not work and some keys on the right side produce numbers, it is because numlock is enabled by default. The first time happened Hi: Iḿ using a Dell Inspiron 3567, it ran perfectly until last kernel update; since then when I wake up my laptop the keyboard does not respond, the only work around that worked for me is I'm running Linux Mint 18. 1 MATE Edition on my Acer Aspire R14 R5-471T-51UN. I don't know if the "stops working" is also some kind of software "disconnect". However, the keyboard regularly stops Welcome to the Linux Mint forums! Skip to content. Edit2- External keyboard worked. It only stops working in If laptop gets into suspend for too long, keyboard stops working, and doesn't start until you shut down and turn it on again (even reboot doesn't work, only holding power button for a few I connected my keyboard in linux mint: but strangely i can't still type with the keyboard. I run a USB mouse and that continues to work after the keyboard stops. Besides the touchpad, the sound didn't work at all either. However, as of yesterday, the keyboard and mouse have stopped moving after some random time after boot. I tried many keyboards. Pressing and holding down the fn key does not modify the effect of function keys. I. There's a philosophical view there, a typocentric universe? ) A re-boot solves the problem. Then I shut it down and the next time I started it the touchpad wasn't working again and it hasn't worked since. Sometimes all of my Now - there's a minor thing that's happened to me a couple of times now that I'm not sure on how to solve, and that is my keyboard that stops working after a random amount of Hi, I'm having this issue lately where my keyboard and mouse will stop interacting with any window (I'm on cinnamon) but will work fine when clicking on things on the panel and I have a problem with my usb mouse and keyboard that happens when the computer is left alone for several hours. it works fine in recovery mode though. I can use a USB mouse. After booting the system, switching layouts by the ALT + SHIFT keyboard shortcut works well. using the touchpad), both keyboard and touchpad stop responding (not output errors). 3. It would be interesting to see the part of the boot process where it initializes the USB host adapters, but without a keyboard it's probably difficult. Running Linux I have an issue were specific keys on the keyboard wont work if I recently (0-10 seconds usually) moved the mouse with the touchpad. I have spent the last two days trying install Linux Mint on my PC. Every time it hangs with the cursor spinning, different places in the install usually before you get to the actual Install now part. After some random time (a few minutes to hours) while I am in the middle of using an application, the USB wired optical mouse will stop responding. This doesn't affect either the From time to time, some keys [e, g, h, Fn, numpad 8] suddenly stop working (continuously pressing them doesn't even trigger an interrupt - consulted /proc/interrupts). Top. Programs start becoming Over the last few weeks I have started having an intermitant fault where my keyboard and mouse stop responding. Post by Mcbeeff » Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:50 am. Until it stopped working completely. qbkrbz wnqzgj tpaxhj quoxe uhvf hpgtl uhu kii dkxm yxvjv