libhal_ctx_init() returns FALSE, causing Xserver to fail to set up keyboard/mouse
Bug #276857 reported by
Ted Gould
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
hal (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
High
|
Bryce Harrington | ||
Intrepid |
Invalid
|
High
|
Bryce Harrington |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg
Upon restarting my computer over half the time I end up at a GDM login screen with no mouse or keyboard working. I've removed the configuration for input devices from my xorg.conf, and I'm using HAL for the configuration. It seems that X is failing to connect with HAL on boot up.
The work around is to go to a terminal, kill X, and it will restart correctly.
The problem was worse for me earlier in the Intrepid cycle. I believe that this was because I was running the nvidia 177 drivers instead of the 173 I'm running now. Though, other things could have changed.
Changed in xorg: | |
assignee: | nobody → bryce |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
assignee: | bryce → bryceharrington |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.10 |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
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By default, hal starts at S24 while gdm starts at S30. Have you changed the startup order at all?
Can you confirm whether hal is running, e.g. by adding "lshal >> somelogfile" to /etc/init. d/gdm:start?