[GTALUG] No keyboard at boot?

[Peter King]

Checked the logs, which wasn't helpful; there was no persistent log, and 
I can only maneuver when booting from the USB stick -- which doesn't 
have the problem in the first place -- so no easy way to see what is or 
isn't loading when there is a problem.  Found a suggestion on Reddit 
that the problem might be in changes to vconsole.conf, specifically to 
use a private keymap, so I changed that file to longer use a private 
keymap, but it didn't help.  I also tried changing the boot network 
configuration, and the only result of that seems to be a more complete 
freeze, so now the computer doesn't even boot to a login prompt.  I 
think it's time for a full reset of the BIOS to the defaults, pull all 
the installed hard disks, and do a complete wipe/reinstall.  There is a 
reason the machine was out of service.

This, mind you, to get a replacement machine for the one with the flaky 
motherboard (which runs just fine once it has booted as long as you 
reset time/date and don't try to run X).

On 10/10/23 14:39, Aurelian Melinte via talk wrote:
> Try unplugging the keyboard then plug it back in. If it is USB, try 
> changing the port. Try another keyboard. Try booting an USB stick with 
> some other live distro then peek into the Arch logs.
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