On Thursday 01 August 2019 10:20:57 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 01 aug 19, 06:28:17, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Debian-arm netinstall on a pi3b; > > > > No root pw set, I am housebroken to using sudo now. > > > > netinstall didn't install x anything although I thought I was > > selecting xfce4, so my first action on the reboot was to > > "sudo apt install xfce4". reboot, works, have x and 4 workspaces. > > > > Then "sudo apt install build-essential and buildbot, cups". reboot, > > worked once, login normal. Then I plugged in a 120GB ssd which had a > > bunch of src stuff on it I'll need later and powered up again. Can't > > login, passwd no good. Dbl check, caps lock off, try again several > > times, passwd no good. > > Maybe the SSD is drawing just enough additional current to mess with > your keyboard. As already suggested, you could try removing it. > Its a 5 amp switcher.
> Also, since you're not worried about security you could try typing > your password in the username field, to make sure the keyboard works > as expected. Just don't press enter so the password is not logged ;) I've done that too, its displaying exactly what I typed. > Kind regards, > Andrei Thanks Andrei Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
