chaz, you can try to execute only the following commands, without trying everything I did:
sudo update-rc.d -f dbus remove sudo update-rc.d dbus defaults sudo update-rc.d -f hal remove sudo update-rc.d hal defaults -- [jaunty] Keyboard and Mouse Frozen on Login Screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335297 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs