Can't type in Gnome in FC4 after yum update

[Ben Stringer]

On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 22:34 -0500, Steven Stern wrote:
> I just did an update in FC4 and picked up all the new X11 stuff.  When I
> boot into Gnome and open a terminal session, gedit, or other application
> like that, I can't type.  The cursor doesn't move and no letters appear
> on screen.
> 
> I can type in the login box to get logged in, and I can type when I need
> to use a root level application.  However, that's about all.
> 
> If I switch to KDE, everything operates normally.
> 
> Is anyone experiencing anything like this?

I saw something similar a long time ago (FC1).

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112931

It was also fixed by resetting gconf.

Cheers, Ben