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# 8  
Old 06-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
PS/2 ports use serial communications.
Indeed they do but serial normally refers to RS232 ports in these contexts.
# 9  
Old 06-26-2007
BTW, can you get a USB keyboard and mouse to work?
# 10  
Old 06-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
Indeed they do but serial normally refers to RS232 ports in these contexts.
Normally, I refer to all serial communications as serial communications.

If you want more context, please provide it. Your short replies without context are not the norm here at unix.com.

In other words, normal is relative Smilie

Thanks.

Neo
# 11  
Old 06-26-2007
1. If you press the numlock/scrolllock/capslock do the lights change?

2. Are you using X? If so can you use any keyboard combination to flip the screen to a terminal with a login prompt?

3. If you can log in using ssh can you kill the local X server?

eg, one possiblity is the X server is locked/grabbed/hung.
# 12  
Old 06-26-2007
It's working again!
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
1. If you press the numlock/scrolllock/capslock do the lights change?

2. Are you using X? If so can you use any keyboard combination to flip the screen to a terminal with a login prompt?

3. If you can log in using ssh can you kill the local X server?

eg, one possiblity is the X server is locked/grabbed/hung.
I tried doing things through ssh and it ended up working out!

Using ssh, I tried shutting down. It didn't shut the machine down, but it brought up a black screen with a command line. I used the command 'exit' and the computer restarted, bringing me back the GUI and normal login.

While the machine was restarting, it told me a mouse had been removed. So, I switched my mouse with another, and told the computer to 'do nothing.' After that, mouse and keyboard both worked.

Thank you both so much for helping me!

-lunchtime
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