Charles, There's a user in a forum at the link below that had similar behavior regarding the on-screen keyboard not working. This user said the on- screen keyboard would come up, then close immediately. If they left it alone for 15 minutes after boot, then they can get the on-screen keyboard to work.
That's not really a practical solution ongoing, but it may get you past the hump for now if it works. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9022898#post9022898 -- keyboard input broken at gnome login prompt after package updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548891 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