Thursday, June 28, 2012

RaspberryPi mouse and keyboard do not work after startx

Setting up my recently received RaspberryPi and everything seems fine, I can get the Pi working.  However, when I try to startx, my mouse and my keyboard doesn't response at all.  At first, I thought it might be the power drained is maxed out, but after several searches, looks like it is because my firmware is not updated.  However, updating Pi firmware is a pretty tedious task itself.  Let me documented my experience here and hopefully someone might be benefited from this post.



You need to download the rpi-update script
  • wget https://raw.github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/master/rpi-update
Move the script to /usr/bin/rpi-update and run chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update

You need to do a update, since I'm using the Debian version, just run sudo apt-get update

Now you need to install ca-certificate
  • sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
Install git-core
  • sudo apt-get install git-core
Last, update your Pi firmware
  • sudo rpi-update
Reboot your Pi, and login.  Now try startx and your mouse and keyboard should response again, enjoy your Pi!




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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 6, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    Thank you. Worked like a charm.

    /Tommy

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  2. UnknownJuly 16, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Apparently the missing file "libvchiq_arm.so" is not actually an error. It all worked fine, even with this error message.

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  3. Roy2000August 27, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    FYI, if you are using the latest Raspian Wheezy, everything will be solved automagically :)

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2013 at 5:09 AM

      Actually, it won't. I am using the latest and having this issue too.

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  4. UnknownDecember 21, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Doesn't do it for me.

    Using a Logitech keyboard and mouse pad K400r. Cold install and mouse/kbrd are ok. Once I do a shutdown -r or -h there is no more mouse or keyboard response after the reboot.

    Same thing happens w. the raspbmc SD card.

    I am fed up w. re-installing every time I shut down the device.

    Any tips?

    Regards,

    Reg

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  5. AnonymousJuly 7, 2014 at 10:34 AM

    worked for me

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  6. Sam M.May 19, 2016 at 9:24 PM

    That was pretty cool if it really works well. But, I guess we need to check first all the necessary information before getting this type of mouse and keyboard before it's tool late for your money to get lost.

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  7. TAKFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    Just followed your instructions for my R PI 3 Raspbian. Solve the problem on non-working keyboard & mouse. Thank you very much.

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