This problem was returning intermittently. I am now moving on to a more recent release of Ubuntu so I no longer have am rebooting this particular OS version.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743423 Title: frozen login window' unable to login; must reboot' cursor moves no mouse clicks Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Denial o9f Service caused by holding a key that repeats for a long time. eg. cat takes nap on keyboard, cloting piled on keyboard Before submitting bug report I checked online and saw many other reports goin back about 15 months. I saw no mention of updates or how to reproduce. In my case the cursor continues to move around, but unable to use cursor to reboot. I can only use power off as none of they keys are working. Good thing the power button results are acceptable. and most applications fully recover. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: lightdm 1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-109.132-generic 4.4.98 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-109-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jan 14 19:20:22 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-22 (692 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1743423/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
