[kde-linux] Re: Loosing keyboard in KDE

Wed Jun 8 12:52:29 UTC 2011

On 2011/06/08 12:17 (GMT+0200) Klaus Vink Slott composed:

> After upgrading my OpenSUSE system from 11.3 to 11.4 my keyboard freezes
> when I log in to KDE. Not even NumLock on/off LED reacts, Xkill or
> change to console. No problem at console or at gui login (kdm4). Mouse
> works and keyboard resumes as soon as I log off.

> If I move .kde4 out of the way I am able to login with a working
> keyboard. So I guess that one of the upgraded kde programs dont like
> some old setting. But I am really annoyed if I have to rebuild all my
> kde customization. I have tried to remove .kde4/share/config/khotkeysrc
> and .kde4/share/config/startupconfigkeys but that did not help.

> Does anyone have an idea on which .kde4 files may freeze my keyboard?

It may have nothing to do with KDE. Did you try logging into another DTE? 
Regardless, if /etc/X11/xorg.conf exists, try renaming it to something else, 
then restart KDM (1:log in as root on a tty; 2a: init3, init 5, or 2b: rcxdm 
restart) and log into KDE.
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