http://wpkg.org/Disable_/_enable_keyboard_and_mouse_in_Linux
Here is how to do it:
- First, list the devices your X sees:
$ xinput --list "Virtual core pointer" id=0 [XPointer] "Virtual core keyboard" id=1 [XKeyboard] "Keyboard2" id=2 [XExtensionKeyboard] "Mouse2" id=3 [XExtensionKeyboard]
- Now, list details for the mouse (id=3):
$ xinput --list-props 3
Device 'Mouse2':
Device Enabled (119): 1
Evdev Reopen Attempts (254): 10
Evdev Axis Inversion (257): 0, 0
Evdev Axis Calibration (258):
Evdev Axes Swap (259): 0
Evdev Middle Button Emulation (260): 2
Evdev Middle Button Timeout (261): 50
Evdev Wheel Emulation (262): 0
Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes (263): 0, 0, 4, 5
Evdev Wheel Emulation Inertia (264): 10
Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout (265): 200
Evdev Wheel Emulation Button (266): 4
Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (267): 0
- Disable the mouse:
$ export DISPLAY=:0 $ xinput set-int-prop 3 "Device Enabled" 8 0
- Enable the mouse again:
$ xinput set-int-prop 3 "Device Enabled" 8 1
- Disable the keyboard:
$ xinput set-int-prop 2 "Device Enabled" 8 0
- Enable the keyboard again:
$ xinput set-int-prop 2 "Device Enabled" 8 1
- You may find more details in "man xinput".
