Re: [newbie] Keys not working
On Friday 04 Jun 2004 19:08, chris wrote: On Thursday 03 June 2004 23:30, SME Admin wrote: On Thursday 03 Jun 2004 19:34, chris wrote: I recently installed 10.0 Official, and I now find that the Delete key often doesn't work, and neither does the auto-repeat function. I cannot discern a pattern to this: sometime I boot up and they work, the next time they don't. Sometimes they will work as root, but not as myself. This affects both the console 'windows' as well as Kde functions. Chris Have you tried another keyboard in case it is a faulty keyboard? I confess I hadn't thought of that! It seems unlikely, partly as it's a quality Cherry keyboard that isn't too old, but the problem affects both the Delete and Del keys, and the auto-repeat affects all keys. But something to look in to. Chris Do not rule it out :( I have had such a thing. Turned out to not want to work every time it was cool wherever the computer was! How picky can you get! Oh, and it was running Windows as well :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Keys not working
On Thursday 03 June 2004 23:30, SME Admin wrote: On Thursday 03 Jun 2004 19:34, chris wrote: I recently installed 10.0 Official, and I now find that the Delete key often doesn't work, and neither does the auto-repeat function. I cannot discern a pattern to this: sometime I boot up and they work, the next time they don't. Sometimes they will work as root, but not as myself. This affects both the console 'windows' as well as Kde functions. Chris Have you tried another keyboard in case it is a faulty keyboard? I confess I hadn't thought of that! It seems unlikely, partly as it's a quality Cherry keyboard that isn't too old, but the problem affects both the Delete and Del keys, and the auto-repeat affects all keys. But something to look in to. Chris Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Keys not working
I recently installed 10.0 Official, and I now find that the Delete key often doesn't work, and neither does the auto-repeat function. I cannot discern a pattern to this: sometime I boot up and they work, the next time they don't. Sometimes they will work as root, but not as myself. This affects both the console 'windows' as well as Kde functions. Chris Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Keys not working
On Thursday 03 Jun 2004 19:34, chris wrote: I recently installed 10.0 Official, and I now find that the Delete key often doesn't work, and neither does the auto-repeat function. I cannot discern a pattern to this: sometime I boot up and they work, the next time they don't. Sometimes they will work as root, but not as myself. This affects both the console 'windows' as well as Kde functions. Chris Have you tried another keyboard in case it is a faulty keyboard? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
