On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:42:59 +1100, goossens wrote: > I have tried a differnt keyboard (an USB and a different ps2) and makes > no difference to the problem, so I guess it is a graphics driver issue. > > I have followed advice from all the very helpful people who have > responded. I tried > > apci=off > > and > > reboot=bios > > and they make no difference.
There are more options you can pass to the kernel related to ACPI/APIC subsystem: http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > If I turn off gdm and just boot into a text tty, Crtl-Alt-Fn works fine, > and the system shuts down and reboots nicely. SO it _must_ be something > to do with the graphics/X. So I guess they don't 'pass through' the key > sequences, but must reinterpret them at some level? > > If it is a 'graphics driver' problem, how do I tackle that? Is there a > more appropriate forum? SHoudl I be going to X.org? I still think is is an ACPI issue more than hardware (mouse/keyboard) or a VGA driver problem. But to start discarding culprits you can try to: - Use a different VGA driver (if possible) - Test with another DE or WM (this can be also tried from a LiveCD) - Review the logs Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.12.31.12.04...@gmail.com
