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well, i am feeling rather stupid... :
System: LMDE with Updatepack 3 on new ACER Laptop and 686-PAE Kernel
Everything worked fine until after some software additions, Updates etc. (still setting the system up for work).

Problem now:
(a) At BOOT, internal keyboard works at GRUB screen, but NO FUNCTION at Login-Screen.
(b) a fresh pluged-in a USB keyboard works for log-in!
(c) after login, the internal keyboard works fine
'dmesg | egrep keyb' says:
2.613410] inpit: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices7platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0

What is the problem, I really don't know what to do....

Additional information to my problem on the log-in screen:

On booting WITH my USB-keyboard plugged in, NONE of the keyborads works.

Unplugging and re-plugging-in the USB keyboard makes it work...

inpit: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices7platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0

That's kind of odd... it should read "input: AT..." not "inpit" but I don't think that a typo in the output has anything to do with it.

Can you please give us the output of this command:

Here it is...
(I installed the LIQUORIX kernel, however the problem is the same...)

~ $ inxi -F
System: Host gelimaus Kernel 3.2.0-7.dmz.1-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) Distro Linux Mint Debian Edition
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i3-2330M (-HT-MCP-) cache 3072 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips 8781
Clock Speeds: (1) 800.00 MHz (2) 800.00 MHz (3) 2200.00 MHz (4) 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller X.Org 1.10.4 Res: 1366x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller driver snd_hda_intel BusID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.24
Network: Card-1 Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver ath9k BusID: 02:00.0
Card-2 Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver tg3 v: 3.121 BusID: 03:00.0
Disks: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (17.0% used) 1: /dev/sda ST9500325AS 500.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 20G used: 7.0G (38%) fs: ext4 ID:/home size: 444G used: 73G (18%) fs: ext4
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: 38.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes 139 Uptime 7 min Memory 192.8/3392.2MB Runlevel 2 Client Shell inxi 1.4.23

Tx for your help!!

Berkah wrote: (c) after login, the internal keyboard works fine
'dmesg | egrep keyb' says:
2.613410] inpit: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices7platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0

I got stuck on this one!
Can you try the comand: and

tx dear dagon!!
here it is (usb keyborad plugged-out):

$ dmesg | egrep inpit
$ dmesg | egrep input
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0
input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input1
input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input2
input: Sleep Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input3
input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4
input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input5
input: Acer WMI hotkeys as /devices/virtual/input/input6
input: 1.3M HD WebCam as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5:1.0/input/input7
input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input8
input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input9
input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input10
input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input11
input: NOVATEK USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.2/4-1.2:1.0/input/input12
generic-usb 0003:0603:00F2.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [NOVATEK USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.2/input0
input: NOVATEK USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.2/4-1.2:1.1/input/input13
generic-usb 0003:0603:00F2.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Device [NOVATEK USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.2/input1

nobody out there who got an idea???

I guess, I'll have to re-install the system....

What if you run it live from a cd/dvd/usb-stick?

LMDE Live DVD works fine! That means, the keyboard works in all phases of the process.
(As it worked during the very first booting after installation... however, that was the first and last time )

...well, I guess I have to reinstall LMDE,
(just waiting for updatepack 4 & new installation DVD - still some hope )

Is there any clue about WHEN to expect LMDE UP4?
Just an (impatient) question sorry...