Can type login, but not password?!?

[intEx]

Hey Everybody

I'm new to Linux, and I got it to work just today. Now, I want to mount a partition, and install some drivers, and do basic stuff like that. But, almost all of it requires a root login...
So, I read that I had to write "su" in the konsole, to root login. And, so I did. But, then a problem appears, and a very strange one indeed. I can write my login fine, but as soon as I have pressed enter, and it asks for my password, I can't type a thing. It is as if my keyboard is locked, and the only thing I can do is press enter, and then it, ofcourse, says incorrect pass. I've tried everything I can think of. Writing it somewhere else, copying it and then pasting it into the konsole. I've tried writing the pass, though nothing appears, and then pressing enter anyway. I've also tried hitting Ctrl+Alt+F2, but the same thing happens. I can write all I want in the login field, but as soon as I get to the password-part, I can't write a thing. Really hoping for some help here... =)

Yours truly
intEx

By the way, I've read stuff around some forums... Everytime people explain that one should write some command, do they mean in the konsole/terminal?

[eriefisher]

Re: Can type login, but not password?!?

Try typing:-

sudo su
Password

This should give you a root konsole. However, sudo will give you all the permission you need.

[aysiu]

Re: Can type login, but not password?!?

The lack of visual feedback when you enter your password in the terminal is a bug that will never be fixed, unfortunately. You just have to get used to it. More details here:
Feedback on entering password in the terminal?

You don't need to log in as root, either. Read more here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/permissions

And, yes, the terminal is the same as the Konsole

[intEx]

Thanks!

Thanks for the help, Aysiu. Those articles did the trick. In the end, it was a question of general knowledge about Linux and especially Kubuntu.