# CDE Login on console won't use keyboard **URL:** \ **Category:** HP-UX\ **Created:** [November 30, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621 "2012-11-30T06:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![larry100](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/larry100/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@larry100](https://community.unix.com/u/larry100)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/1 "2012-11-30T06:30:05Z")
Hi all, I'm installing a HP r2660 machine with HP-UX 11.23 (this version fixed by customer's product) and I've troubles using the VGA console as workstation display. At first it worked just as TEXT console, then I fixed /etc/dt/config/Xservers and now I've the CDE prompt for login. Mouse is functional but keyboard is not working, please note that: 1.if I press keys, nothing happens. 2.If I then switch to text console from the option drop down menu, then I see all the keystroke I pressed at previous point. Remote desktop access using chooser on different systems is perfectly working. Sorry if this is a silly question, but I was unable to find any solution nowhere. Thx in advance to you all guru. L. ---
**Author:** ![vbe](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/vbe/32/266_2.png) [@vbe](https://community.unix.com/u/vbe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/2 "2012-12-01T11:43:45Z")
To my knowledge, HP 9000 servers have no graphics by default..., and so console would be on serial port or lan... Is this a RP or a RX box? ---
**Author:** ![larry100](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/larry100/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@larry100](https://community.unix.com/u/larry100)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/3 "2012-12-04T03:07:54Z")
Hi, it's a rx2660 itanium server: I configured console on VGA by the boot menu. As stated before, the CDE starts quite fine but the keyboard. I don't know where to look. I've reinstalled for other reasons a couple of times, and this is a systematic behavior. Thx in advance. MdP ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_TKLee](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/joseph_tklee/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Joseph\_TKLee](https://community.unix.com/u/Joseph_TKLee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/4 "2012-12-04T18:00:19Z")
Please check with dr\_dt command. And also you can do troubleshooting with the linke below. [CDE login screen not showing](http://fixunix.com/hp-ux/143288-cde-login-screen-not-showing.html) Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![larry100](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/larry100/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@larry100](https://community.unix.com/u/larry100)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/5 "2012-12-06T11:44:42Z")
Hi Jos, I already performed the tasks you suggested, thx. As stated before, the CDE system is working. If I access fro remote, I see the CDE login and I can access the system flawlessy. However, if I try to login on CDE from the console, the keyboard is not functional and it seems still tied to the text console instead (on the same VGA device, I see it if from the CDE option menu I select the text console login). I'm a bit puzzled 'cause I can't figure out how to force the txt console to free the keyboard for the graphical front end. thx and cheers, M ---
**Author:** ![MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/madeingermany/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/u/MadeInGermany)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 10:20am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/cde-login-on-console-wont-use-keyboard/320621/6 "2012-12-14T10:20:01Z")
I think you rather need to find/change the X-server configuration. It will switch the (common) kbd driver to raw mode. The X-server should have an error log (or adds to /var/adm/syslog/). Sorry, I don't know HP-UX graphics in practice. `man X` Last but not least, your graphics cards might have a separate keyboard connector...