Hi all, I was given a new computer at work and they allowed me to put linux on it (they don't care what i use as long as the work gets done). They were even nice enough to get starsuite for me. :-) (The computer guy said that starsuite is selling like crazy - one of the most popular programs at the moment.)
Anyhow, I put mandrake 8.2 on it and it works fine except for one or two things. The major problem is that the keyboard repeat rate is totally f**ked up. Typing quickly (normal speed for someone used to typing) causes a large number or double or triple letters, like `mman kbbdrate'. It does not seem to be affected by changing kbdrate or by changing the settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Changing those settings works for the regular repeat, but does nothing to prevent the annoying semi-random repeats. I found something on google about commenting out some code in some file in (from memory, I am not at work nor on the net as I write this) /usr/src/?/arch/i386/??. Anyhow, I commented out the relevant section in whatever file that was, but the keyboard still repeats. Does that file (whose name I cannot remember) affect anything, or would I have to recompile the kernel or something first? Any ideas? Could it be a hardware problem? I have found that it is less likely to happen if I pound the keys (imaging typing on an old, non-electric typewriter). Needless to say, that solution is almost as bad as the problem. tia -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9
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