I just upgraded from Kubuntu 7.04 to kubuntu 7.10 and have exactly the same problem on an AMD64 machine, i.e.
> ... if the session is locked manually from kde menu or locked by screensaver,
> I cannot unlock it. The unlock dialog appears when I touch the mouse or keyboard,
> but when I type the password, nothing appears in the dialog box (there should be
> a '*' for every character in password when I type ). However, I can use Ctrl+Alt+1
> to go to virtual terminal, or use Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart the session to
> login again.
Hello,
I just upgraded from Kubuntu 7.04 to kubuntu 7.10 and have exactly the same problem on an AMD64 machine, i.e.
> ... if the session is locked manually from kde menu or locked by screensaver,
> I cannot unlock it. The unlock dialog appears when I touch the mouse or keyboard,
> but when I type the password, nothing appears in the dialog box (there should be
> a '*' for every character in password when I type ). However, I can use Ctrl+Alt+1
> to go to virtual terminal, or use Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart the session to
> login again.
I also deleted the file
/etc/X11/ Xsession. d/75custom- scim_init
Nevertheless, the problem remains.
All the best and thanks for your help