I see there's some code in /etc/init.d/gdm to do with killing usplash and switching terminals, and I wonder if that is related to the problem. It would account for why it's only occurring at initial startup.
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- mouse and keyboard unresponsive when gdm first runs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271138 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