I have the exact same problem on Ubuntu 16.04 (vmlinuz-4.4.0-142-generic). I will try to turn off GPM and see how my console functions without it.
What a surprise though! Not being able to log in the simplest console. Not something I've seen in ages... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gpm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814261 Title: gpm prevents loging to the console: spurious “Enter” events seems inserted Status in gpm package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hello, When our servers boot, We can't login because of spurious “enter”. We have this problem on virtual and physical machines since: * kernel linux-image-4.15.0-44-generic on bionic * kernel linux-image-4.4.0-142-generic on xenial To reproduce: 1. start an ubuntu server with the specific kernel 2. install GPM 3. on a console 1. type the user name “root” 2. hit “enter” 3. wait few seconds => spurious “Enter” are send to the console 4. Stop gpm.service 5. retry to login on a console => no problem lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpm/+bug/1814261/+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
