Removing video=uvesafb from /etc/default/grub does allow me to boot without going to recovery mode. This does confirm an interaction with either v86d or uvesafb with respect to the input problem. I am not sure if my problem is related to Josh's as it is not clear whether he is using uvesafb. I am clearly comfortable modifying the OS boot scripts, etc. and thus I don't consider this a high priority problem. By installing the NVIDIA drivers and uvesafb, I am taking on some of the responsibility for any problems that develop. Thanks for reviewing this.
Steve,
Removing video=uvesafb from /etc/default/grub does allow me to boot without going to recovery mode. This does confirm an interaction with either v86d or uvesafb with respect to the input problem. I am not sure if my problem is related to Josh's as it is not clear whether he is using uvesafb. I am clearly comfortable modifying the OS boot scripts, etc. and thus I don't consider this a high priority problem. By installing the NVIDIA drivers and uvesafb, I am taking on some of the responsibility for any problems that develop. Thanks for reviewing this.