Linux mint keyboard stops working.
Hey All! I've just installed Linux Mint 20.
Linux mint keyboard stops working I updated to 19. Jan 21, 2013 · I recently installed Mint 14. 3 Sylvia on Thikpad t440p. Dec 13, 2021 · Good. I use 2 layouts - Russian and English (American). Mouse and keyboard stop working once they are unplugged and then plugged back in. Doesn't matter whether it's the same USB port or another. Oct 24, 2020 · In LM Cinnamon 20. it works fine in recovery mode though. 1 Dell T7910 Proxmox 7. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2. Plugging in both a keyboard AND a mouse causes the keyboard to become unresponsive within a few keystrokes. Aug 14, 2010 · Keyboard doesn't work sometimes. 22 [ 74. (Funny thing is, it seems to happen mostly when I'm typing. 0. Sometimes the connections may oxidize slightly and cause intermittent problems. inxi -Fxxxrz: Dec 11, 2023 · Hello i just installed linux mint 21. Jun 19, 2024 · I just set up a dualboot of Win 11 and Mint on an MSI Modern 15 laptop. Sep 30, 2024 · I have a Logitech wireless keyboard K330 and mouse M330 both connected through unifying receiver. So what do I do now or what other information can I gather to further debug/fix this problem? Dec 2, 2023 · On a laptop the keyboard is usually connected with a ribbon cable. 656833] Bluetooth: Core ver 2. 7 on Mint 18. 27. I'm running Linux Mint 17 'Qiana' Mate 64-bit edition. Everything has been working fine. 3 where when resuming my computer from suspend my USB keyboard can't type anything on the login screen. Will test and see if it still has the USB issue as 21. 2 and kernel 5. Edit2- External keyboard worked. 2 cinnamon and i have a problem with my touchpad. Jan 29, 2021 · I recently reinstall Linux mint onto my Dell Inspiron desktop. But I started using a logitech blue tooth keyboard and mouse. 115. The keyboard works in the GRUB and in the BIOS Settings, but as soon I boot into Linux Mint, it stops working. Things I have tried. When I restart my surface pro 3 it prompts me to enter this p/w but my keyboard and mouse wont work! When I plug in an external usb keyboard it works fine. Graphics tablet and webcam don't have any problems. It seems like my Vaio has a i8042 keyboard, and there is a problem between this kind of keyboard and the kernel. 656904] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 74. May 15, 2016 · Sometimes when multiplexing, it guesses right and chooses your keyboard, but if it gets it wrong, it is looking for a keyboard other than the one on your computer (USB keyboard, PS/2 external keyboard, etc). i tried activating the touchpad via keyboard shortcut and on the settings app but it still doesn't work. Sometimes when I wake my laptop from suspend, the keyboard stops working altogether. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:c025 Logitech, Inc. nomux=1 in /etc/default/grub, but to no avail. 4. Nov 1, 2010 · My wife just started having this problem, happened once a few days ago and once just a few hours ago. Keyboard suddenly stops working. In general, this bug happens in other distributions and in Windows 10 (which wasn't an issue in the other posts). I had tested it with a native game (Xonotic), and had confirmed that it works for gaming, but for whatever reason, WINE has goofed me over. 13 Feb 27, 2021 · USB Keyboard Stops Working After Suspend. From time to time keyboard repeating stops working, enable\disable "key presses repeat" in keyboard settings or plugoff\plugin keyboard can fix the problem, but it's a bit annoying. Sep 15, 2008 · Keyboard stops working randomly Post by mzsade » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:13 am Hi, I have read about this happening, elsewhere--i am sure it's a minor irritant--just thought i'd mention that in my case, it occurs after i open Firefox and realize it only when i have to input something because till that time the mouse would be working just fine. Also, this happens almost every time after resuming from sleep. Jul 11, 2024 · Keyboard stops working at a a certain period of time in my VM. First it starts lagging a lot and "forget" typed letters and sometimes just stops responding altogether. 3 Tricia Jul 5, 2024 · Hi, Sometimes, in XFCE keyboard input stops working. Sep 28, 2022 · When some or most keys stop working on a laptop keyboard, that's usually a sign the keyboard needs replaced. This problem has been encountered by various users before, so it was my fault that I was too hasty to post this topic. I own a laptop with Mint 20 Cinnamon installed and, sometimes, the onboard keyboard will have stopped working after waking from suspend. I can't use any of the keys until I reboot. 5. Whenever I type in the keyboard, Bluetooth stops transmitting although the icon placed in panel, shows the device plugged. 3 and this morning my laptop's keyboard stopped working out of no where. Nov 9, 2023 · Anyway I have now reformatted the linux mint root partition and installed Linux Mint 21. 656917] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 74. 0, the volume up/down keys on my keyboard, as well as several other multimedia and preset keys, worked fine. I Timeshifted twice, did a clean install of mint 20. 1. MX500 Optical Mouse Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2516:003b Cooler Master Co. A woman typing on a laptop with LM20. Hey All! I've just installed Linux Mint 20. 11C date: 08/25/2023. 656900] NET: Registered PF_BLUETOOTH protocol family [ 74. Questions about hardware, drivers and peripherals Cinnamon 4. Another data point - an external HDD I also installed LM upon shows the same symptoms. i installed synaptics and the movement was smoother but the problem persisted. If laptop gets into suspend for too long, keyboard stops working, and doesn't start until you shut down and turn it on again (even reboot doesn't work, only holding power button for a few seconds works) I've searched a bit, and answers were mostly to change kernel version, but it's mostly older threads for older versions. , Ltd. Mouse works fine and logging out and in fixes the issue, so it can hardly be in the hardware. Neither does an external keyboard; It does work in BIOS; It also works when using a live session Oct 4, 2017 · I have Linux Mint 17 "Qania" Mate, experiencing the "sudden USB mouse freeze" problem. There are often fixes and improvements in them which c Jan 4, 2023 · Code: Select all [ 74. For example: If I press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X, it registers as Ctrl+Shift+X. Post by Azosion » Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:00 pm I have set up a Windows VM with Quickemu on my machine, and when use it the keyboard stop working seemingly at random. Shutting down and starting seemed to get the keyboard to work the first few times then it just works until booting into linux mint from grub. Sep 22, 2020 · Hello Welcome and Flemur Using xev, after setting that up in the terminal and with number lock on pressing the numerical keys did not result in a number showing, but keys 8, 6, 4 and 2 did move the cursor on the terminal screen in the correct direction. . 3 Xfce over it. to fix the problem I can suspend another time for the keyboard or change the usb port for the mouse; how can i fix this? thank you very much for any suggest Feb 4, 2024 · As the other posters described, the internal keyboard of the laptop stops working somewhere between the grub and the booting. 35-22-generic Dec 8, 2024 · I don't think it crashed until ~4 mins later, the time that shows on the taskbar was still updating, but keyboard and mouse didn't work (mouse didn't move, keyboard didn't do anything, not even REISUB worked) Operating System: Linux Mint 22 KDE Plasma Version: 5. I had a machine a couple years ago with your exact problem. Jul 28, 2022 · Hello everybody, After an installation of Linux Mint 20. Then, suddenly, they stopped working. Keyboard is fine, and the touchpad woks fine when there's a mouse pl Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user. For reference, I'm using WineHQ with the Staging branch. I don't know if it is happening with all apps, or just Firefox (while watching YouTube or Netfilx). And also it appears plugged in its manager. Top. Post by Rearden » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:29 pm. 3 Cinnamon, with task-xfce-desktop installed later. However, the keyboard regularly stops responding, while the touchpad continues to work. Aug 12, 2017 · Linux Mint Mate Desktop Vera 21. Nov 23, 2024 · When booting to Linux, I can have a mouse OR a keyboard plugged in and they work fine individually. Until it stopped working completely. Anyone have new info on this? Acer TravelMate 5520 64bit laptop Linux Mint Julia 10 Kernel 2. 8 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 19. One easy way to fix that would be to open the laptop and disconnect the keyboard ribbon then clean the contacts on the ribbon itself by rubbing across them at the end of the ribbon with an eraser. 6. I've tried following the recommendations on this link, about putting i8042. Jul 30, 2021 · I have a bit of an issue with my laptop keyboard. 3 in a new machine, ACER Nitro 515, and after almost resolv the problem of configuration of the Nvidia graphic card, thanks to SMG, I attack a problem I have with the touchpad of the machine. I gave up and installed Linux Mint 20 Mate and the same issue is appearing and my touchpad is not reacting NOTE - In the Aug 14, 2010 · I have the same problem - my keyboard stops working - it can be just in the beginning of a session, it can happen after half a day and I can have it error-free for days without problem. Oct 26, 2012 · Using the same PC/hardware with Linux Mint 14 (Quantal) Xfce, the problem almost disappeared(it happened once since then). Any idea what to do? Shutting down and starting seemed to get the keyboard to work the first few times then it just works until booting into linux mint from grub. I don't have a touchpad on my desktop PC but it may make a difference as a touchpad is also an input device. Until about 5min ago. Keyboard stopped working [SOLVED] Questions about hardware, drivers and peripherals Linux Mint 19. Aug 11, 2018 · I migrated from Mint 17. Then, during the working day, it completely stops working, the layout can be switched only with the mouse, it does not react to the keyboard shortcut in any way. Previous searched posts involve other freeze-ups (like keyboard also), and none solve it, or were directly relevant. A problem similar to some others here, that from time to time the keyboard becomes useless , though the mouse continues to move the cursor. Apr 11, 2018 · From time to time, some keys [e, g, h, Fn, numpad 8] suddenly stop working (continuously pressing them doesn't even trigger an interrupt - consulted /proc/interrupts). Jan 24, 2019 · My laptop keyboard stopped communicating with Linux Mint. 245783] Bluetooth: HCI UART driver ver 2. In some cases, this happens after a Suspend-resume. Once in a while - every 5-10 wake-from-suspend, the laptop wakes properly but the touchpad doesn't give me movement - although the left and right clicks work. 3 uses different touchpad drivers (libinput) according to the release notes. It's better to run EFI mode on a computer with EFI instead of trying to emulate legacy boot on a computer with AMD graphics. I've been having some issues with the keyboard not working. I work mainly on Google Chrome. 3 Cinnamon (5. What's odd is that person says the touchpad worked properly in Linux Mint until they installed the proprietary Nvidia driver, but you don't have that driver installed. Just re-plugging them into the same ports doesn't work, so, every time I wake the computer up Nov 10, 2016 · Hi everybody! I have linux mint Cinnamon edition 18 for my amd64 Toshiba Satellite; everything works fine, but often, after the suspend, the usb mouse or the keyboard stop working. Is there a way to fix it? Feb 5, 2024 · When the mouse stops working, flip it over quickly and see if the laser light is on and bright. The one time the mouse lost connection during a video call, the graphics tablet also stopped working. 656929] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 76. This: What process / files control the keyboard? Can I refresh them easily? Nov 18, 2018 · I am a Newbie here and I have installed Linux Mint today and my touch pad is not working and I have to use an external mouse. Running Linux Mint 21. X. 1 twice, and no change. This fix tells it to not to multiplex, just use the number one keyboard - the one on your computer. Now, the problem is every time I plug in a USB device (usually a thumb drive) the keyboard stops working properly or stops working at all. Feb 27, 2016 · Now - there's a minor thing that's happened to me a couple of times now that I'm not sure on how to solve, and that is my keyboard that stops working after a random amount of time. Apr 24, 2016 · I am a proud owner of a Gateway laptop, model NE71B06u. It also just randomly stopped working. 656913] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 74. Jul 30, 2021 · I have linux mint 19. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. 0 Qt Version: 5. Then I tried several combinations of key combinations (especially with the Fn key), including NumLock, but with no success. After booting the system, switching layouts by the ALT + SHIFT keyboard shortcut works well. 3 MATE to Mint 19 MATE and my Ctrl+Alt+Shift keyboard shortcuts stopped working. (On mobile, can't flair, sorry) comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jan 31, 2023 · On Linux Mint 21 (With Cinnamon), the keyboard just stopped working with WINE. The other day it was just 10 minutes after logging in, and today a couple of hours passed before - suddenly - it stopped responding. Jan 10, 2021 · Hello, I started using Linux Mint 2 months age. I'm curious, is this version of Linux Mint extremely fragile and easy to break these features during certain updates? I didn't notice this in previous versions of Linux mint. For some reason, it stopped working once linux is started: Once I'm at the lock screen, the keyboard does not work. 2. When I suspend it, most of the times it wakes properly and everything works ok. The keyboard responds fine when boot up and allows me to type in my password, but afterwards it does not work. 11 KDE Frameworks Version: 5. 3 Cinnamon. Keyboard is fine, and the touchpad woks fine when there's a mouse pl Feb 27, 2021 · I'm having an issue in Mint 19. Keyboard stops working after login (Long) Solved. This doesn't affect either the touchpad or external keyboards, however. Two days ago, after normal usage the touchpad stopped working, I searched all over the web - 15 tab at min, and found nothing that helped me. The keyboard started working after a few keystrokes. 1 Laptop Lenovo W540 Linux Mint Desktop Vera 21. Nov 7, 2017 · After this, wake by keyboard works (wake by mouse doesn't seem to be working, but I don't need it to, so, whatever), but, for some reason, after waking up, input devices stop working, and I have to plug them into other ports to make them work again. 0-27 but no luck. Jun 24, 2024 · What i would like to do is be able to restart the inbuilt keyboard driver to avoid rebooting the computer. 15. I am not sure whether this 'solution' comes from using Xfce or Mint (I guess Mint 14 Nadia uses the same kernel as Lubuntu Quantal). 0-112-generic) Thanks It also just randomly stopped working. Unplugging and replugging the keyboard does fix the issue, but I'd prefer a better solution. It is not the hardware! Replace the mouse with any brand, (I tried at least 4). The keyboard and touchpad both worked properly following installation. It seems to stop working once it gets to the desktop. Nov 7, 2020 · Code: Select all Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp. It's likely a hardware issue and not a software issue. I tried plugging in a USB keyboard but that didn't result in any input either (I ran lsusb and the keyboard was recognized). I'm using a KVM switch but even when I move the mouse and keyboard to my desktop, it still doesn't respond, till I hard power down. 1 Desktop: Processor AMD A8-6600K APU with NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti Feb 6, 2018 · Hi all, I'm using Cinnamon 3. Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara Machine Dec 6, 2021 · One new data point - the original Linux Mint USB that I used to install also has the no working keyboard at start option, which I tested by trying to type in Terminal. I can do this via a USB keyboard, and i also have a bash script that detects the keyboard getting "stuck". I've install Linux Mint 20 Xfce. when i used it for a minute or i move to fast it stops working. May 12, 2017 · Re: Keyboard and Mouse not working Post by slipstick » Sat May 13, 2017 7:37 am I had a similar problem with my USB keyboard and mouse on my dual-boot system, but only when booting from Linux Mint into Windows 7. 0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b Aug 9, 2019 · I fresh installed Linux mint 19. I'd like some help in fixing that issue. Jul 27, 2021 · After booting the system, switching layouts by the ALT + SHIFT keyboard shortcut works well. 2 Cinnamon on my windows surface pro 3 and everything is ok except I opted to install an additional authentication step/encryption with LM 19. I rebooted my system, and got to the login screen, and then my keyboard and mouse were not recognized by the system anymore? It is a wireless keyboard and mouse and the receiver is USB2 Here is the run down Where it works: In the BIOS In Grub menu to select Jul 25, 2020 · After trying to log in using virtual keyboard, I realized that my whole keyboard stops working after waking up. But then - suddenly - it just stops responding without previous "warning". Jul 27, 2021 · A week ago I installed Linux Mint 20. The touch pad still works but the macbook keyboard no longer works. Edit- Will test with external keyboard tomorrow. The keys were not functioning properly - typing some keys worked, others were non responsive, and the others jumped the keys around randomly. Nov 22, 2023 · This topic Touchpad stops working after a minute - Mint 21, MSI 14 would seem to indicate the newer BIOS will not help because that person already has E14F1IMS. I guess there's an interference caused by the keyboard , because this doesn't happen with the laptop integrated keyboard, neither it happened with my previous keyboard. So far everything works great, other than the touchpad randomly freezing up. Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user. I first noticed it when logging in (no way to type my password in the log in window). If I try to enter a Ctrl+Alt+Shift shortcut in mate-keybinding-properties, the Alt doesn't register . The trackpad also seemed shot, left click wasn't consistently responsive. It's also a good idea to make sure you are running the most recent BIOS/UEFI for your computer. 2 about a week ago and maybe once a day both the keyboard and mouse stop responding. This happens on a Framework16 with LinuxMint 21. So partial noob here, apologies in advance. This bug also appears with different USB keyboards. keyboard stops working in terminal. Aug 10, 2017 · My macbook, now a linux mint machine, keyboard was working fine. If not, suspect either power supply failing or a hard drive failing. it will either stop working, including the lights for num lock or caps lock, or it will start repeating infinitely the last character Jul 20, 2020 · Everything works and keep working while the laptop is on. 2 Cinnamon 64-bit with Cinnamon 5. 3 [ 76 Mar 15, 2021 · A few weeks ago the keyboard stopped working suddenly. I am using the latest version of Linux Mint (18) with xfce desktop on an asus E200HA. awwofttllqfhzxfwdiutwkivxksenqabtbogydsqnstalrgajqcb