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theja
Asked: 2010-09-19 00:14:32 +0800 CST

On screen keyboard malfunctioning on login screen

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The problem is the login screen is divided into two showing a onscreen keyboard like thing in the left side and the same magnified in the other side. Also it is giving the error message as /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256

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  1. Best Answer

    Recenly a friend of mine reported a similar problem which was due to "mistakenly" turning on the screen magnifier and on-screen keyboard from the accessibility preferences. Apparently this is a known bug.

    If this is (a part of your problem) you can try out the fix recommended here.

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  2. Assuming that you do not wish to actually uninstall the screen magnifier or on-screen keyboard, here are some commands to disable them in GDM.

    If you are able to log-in to the desktop, you can run them from a terminal or press Alt-F2 to get the run dialog, check "Run in terminal" and enter the commands there.

    If you can't get to your desktop, press Ctr-Alt-F1 to drop to a console, login, enter the commands. You may have to restart to see the effects.

    Disable screen magnifier in GDM:

    sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_magnifier_enabled --type bool --set false

    Disable on-screen keyboard in GDM:

    sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_keyboard_enabled --type bool --set false
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  3. Run sudo killall magnifier from a terminal (or a tty if you cannot login), return to the login screen and deselect the magnifier option.

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