Re: Newly installed system hangs - rather kb+mouse freeze - some more feed back

["Harry Keller" <harry paracompusa com>]

Thank you, niranjan, for the suggestion.  I just logged in using SSH over my
LAN.  The machine is not dead, just the local keyboard/mouse responders.
Now, why are they off??

HK

----- Original Message -----
From: <nrajani welho com>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Newly installed system hangs - rather kb+mouse freeze - some
more feed back


> Right. I also managed to make the default runlevel to 3. I can interrupt
> the boot proces by using shift-> pageup pagedown to scroll through the
> the initial screen messages, but as soon as it hits the final "yard" and
> reaches the login prompt in text mode, the cursor keeps blinking, but
> kb+mouse are gone for good.
>
> I guess I would be able to shh into the machine if I reconfigure the
> network interface, but will try that tomorrow.
>
> Seems it is not X server issue, but something else.
>
> niranjan
>
> Harry Keller wrote:
> > I have tried to install text mode only, boot into text mode, install
with
> > and without Gnome/KDE, and more.  Still no dice.  My only consolation is
> > that I'm not alone here.
> >
> > HK
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <nrajani welho com>
> > To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 10:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: Newly installed system hangs - rather kb+mouse freeze
> >
> >
> >
> >>hi again,
> >>Following these instructions
> >>
> >
> >
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-resc
> > uemode-booting-single.html
> >
> >>I managed to get into the sytem in single-user mode. Ran setup and
> >>reselected the correct mouse and keyboard, but no help.
> >>System again boots well, goes straight into gui and mouse+kb freeze.
> >>
> >>I guess i have to change the runlevel to not to boot into gui and then
> >>try to fix the problem.
> >>
> >>Any suggestions on what else can I look at?
> >>
> >>niranjan
> >>
> >>niranjan wrote:
> >>
> >>>Harry Keller wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Although previous installs of RedHat 7.3 worked properly, my most
> >>>>recent attempt failed.  The keyboard is responsive throughout the
> >>>>install and even to dismiss the OS selection screen upon booting.
> >>>>However, after the boot is complete, the mouse and keyboard do not
> >>>>work at all.  How can this be?  What boot parameter can cause this
> >>>>failure?
> >>>>
> >>>>Any ideas will be appreciated.  I've reinstalled in different way five
> >>>>times with the same result.
> >>>>
> >>>>Harry Keller
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>hi
> >>>
> >>>I seem to have a similar problem. After a fine installation of RH 7.3,
> >>>KB+Mouse simply fail to work right after the boot process is complete
> >>>and graphic login box appears.
> >>>- KB+Mouse are both PS/2
> >>>- they are responsive at the GRUB and i can go into windows which works
> >>>fine (hence no hardware broken)
> >>>- they are also responsive during the boot process and show everything
> >>>loaded OK (no failures)
> >>>
> >>>I suppose there is a way to interrupt the boot process at the initial
> >>>boot level, but I don't know the key combination which would throw me
> >>>into a text based console to try to fix the problem.
> >>>
> >>>also booting from the diskette did not help because that also booted
> >>>well and right into graphic mode, but then the mouse+kb don't respond.
> >>>
> >>>niranjan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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