[newbie] Excessive NAKs
Alan- I too am getting excessive NAKS though the keyboard seems to work fine in Windows. I changed to a plain jane keyboard, also from Microsoft, and got the same problem. I am using a 3 month old Dell XPS B1000 1 GHz machine, though I stole the plain jane from a brand new 1.4GHz Dell machine. I have a probably related question. When I installed Mandrake 7.2 I saw the NAK messages. Eventually the system got to the point where it asks for the name and password of the root user. I could not type in anything--no repsonse to the keyboard. So I clicked " no password" and proceeded--apparently leaving root as the user with no password. When the installation finished I was able to type at will. I would also like to be able to correct the "root" problem. Is there a way at this point to do so? I did a renistall by the way that went the same way and left me in the same state. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS-- I lofet phone messsages and email on other probelms last MOnday and never heard back from your support folks.
Re: [newbie] Excessive NAKs
I had this exact same problem. I'm using a USB keyboard, although my system has provision for PS/2 connections - I only get the NAKS error when the USB keyboard is plugged in, although the keyboard itself works fine in Linux. I got around the "can't type during install" thang by using a PS/2 keyboard during the install then switching the the USB after the install completes. Not sure if it helps. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/13 5:07 am Alan- I too am getting excessive NAKS though the keyboard seems to work fine in Windows. I changed to a plain jane keyboard, also from Microsoft, and got the same problem. I am using a 3 month old Dell XPS B1000 1 GHz machine, though I stole the plain jane from a brand new 1.4GHz Dell machine. I have a probably related question. When I installed Mandrake 7.2 I saw the NAK messages. Eventually the system got to the point where it asks for the name and password of the root user. I could not type in anything--no repsonse to the keyboard. So I clicked " no password" and proceeded--apparently leaving root as the user with no password. When the installation finished I was able to type at will. I would also like to be able to correct the "root" problem. Is there a way at this point to do so? I did a renistall by the way that went the same way and left me in the same state. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS-- I lofet phone messsages and email on other probelms last MOnday and never heard back from your support folks. - WARNING: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential/privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. You should scan any attached files for viruses. -
Re: [newbie] Excessive NAKs
R. L. Carroll wrote: Alan- I too am getting excessive NAKS though the keyboard seems to work fine in Windows. I changed to a plain jane keyboard, also from Microsoft, and got the same problem. I am using a 3 month old Dell XPS B1000 1 GHz machine, though I stole the plain jane from a brand new 1.4GHz Dell machine. I have a probably related question. When I installed Mandrake 7.2 I saw the NAK messages. Eventually the system got to the point where it asks for the name and password of the root user. I could not type in anything--no repsonse to the keyboard. So I clicked " no password" and proceeded--apparently leaving root as the user with no password. When the installation finished I was able to type at will. I would also like to be able to correct the "root" problem. Is there a way at this point to do so? I did a renistall by the way that went the same way and left me in the same state. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS-- I lofet phone messsages and email on other probelms last MOnday and never heard back from your support folks. Bobyep, mine worked fine in Windows as well. The keyboard I switched to however was a non-microsoft keyboard and it is still working flawlessly. I suppose that the 586 optimizations in the mdk code are having a problem with that keyboard just like they have with some hard drives. -- Alan
