Ok, nevermind my post #22. A bit more digging has revealed the problem is this:
upgrade base-files 2011-07-08 01:23:13 6.3ubuntu2 6.3ubuntu4 There is a plan to transition from /var/run to /run, according to this plan: http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/RunDirectory However, base-files 6.3ubuntu3 got uploaded prematurely, thus beginning the transition before other packages were updated to follow suit. Guessing the guilty commit to be this one: base-files (6.3ubuntu3) oneiric; urgency=low * debian/1777-dirs: remove /var/lock (replaced by /run/lock on tmpfs) * debian/directory-list: remove /var/run and /var/lock, add /run * debian/postinst.in: replace references to /var/run with /run -- Scott James Remnant <sc...@netsplit.com> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:33:06 -0400 Presumably downgrading your base-files to version 6.3ubuntu2 or other version prior to this commit will restore your system to working behavior. ** Also affects: base-files (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807306 Title: [oneiric] Keyboard & mouse not working in X To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/807306/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
