Solved - Debian update - keyboard unresponsive

[Russell Reiter]

The updated system was having problems with udevadm trigger.

This is a known bug

Debian Bug report logs - #593083

This fix is from the bug report

In single user mode

cd /etc/rc2.d/
mv S02udev K02udev

init 6





On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Russell Reiter <rreiter91-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> I helped an older retired gentleman switch from MS to linux. I got a call from him, his keyboard has stopped working. I told him how to initialize the on screen keyboard for now.
>
> I had added Wheezy to the apt repository catalog and apparantly, from what I've read so far, something in that update has broken udev rules for usb devices. However the keyboard is a PS2 connection.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?  I'm heading up there today to help with this and any input would be appreciated.
>
> Russell
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