[gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub

2007-03-15 Thread Jorge Almeida
I'm unable to select which OS to boot at the grub screen, because the up and down keys simply stopped working, so it always boots the default. This never happened before. I already re-emerged and re-installed grub. The arrow keys work normally otherwise, both in X and in a VC, including in a curse

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub

2007-03-15 Thread Graham Murray
Jorge Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm unable to select which OS to boot at the grub screen, because the up > and down keys simply stopped working, so it always boots the default. > This never happened before. I already re-emerged and re-installed grub. > The arrow keys work normally othe

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub

2007-03-15 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Graham Murray wrote: Jorge Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I'm unable to select which OS to boot at the grub screen, because the up and down keys simply stopped working, so it always boots the default. This never happened before. I already re-emerged and re-installed g

RE: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub

2007-03-15 Thread
> -Original Message- > From: Jorge Almeida [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 March 2007 11:40 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub > > No. And the hardware is not new, nor is this a fresh install. I just > don

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub

2007-03-15 Thread Andrey Gerasimenko
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:46:47 +0300, Nelson, David (ED, PAR&D) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No. And the hardware is not new, nor is this a fresh install. I just don't know what changed... Try a different keyboard? Just in case? Try LILO. -- Andrei Gerasimenko -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mail

RE: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Nelson, David \(ED, PAR&D\) wrote: -Original Message- From: Jorge Almeida [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 March 2007 11:40 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub No. And the hardware is not new, nor is this a f

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Dan Farrell
11:40 > >> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub > >> > >> No. And the hardware is not new, nor is this a fresh install. I > >> just don't know what changed... > > > > Try a different keyboard?

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Michael Schreckenbauer
Am Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 15:28:16 schrieb Dan Farrell: > (windows refuses to hotswap mice, for example, and > my techie windows-poweruser roommate insists that he's never been able > to hotplug keyboards either, unless they were attached when the > computer booted, although i'm almost positive

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Dan Farrell
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:44:29 +0100 Michael Schreckenbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 15:28:16 schrieb Dan Farrell: > > (windows refuses to hotswap mice, for example, and > > my techie windows-poweruser roommate insists that he's never been > > able to hotplug keyboar

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Michael Schreckenbauer
Am Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 16:33:40 schrieb Dan Farrell: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:44:29 +0100 > > Michael Schreckenbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 15:28:16 schrieb Dan Farrell: > > > (windows refuses to hotswap mice, for example, and > > > my techie windows-power

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread darren kirby
quoth the Michael Schreckenbauer: > I'd call this luck ;) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_connector > See "Potential Damage" That's an eye-opener. I've always hotswapped my PS2 mice and keyboards (with no problems). > Regards, > Michael -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Dan Farrell
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:50:04 +0100 Michael Schreckenbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd call this luck ;) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_connector > See "Potential Damage" > > Regards, > Michael maybe not luck... >Hot swapping PS/2 devices usually does not cause damage due to the fact >t

Re: [gentoo-user] selecting OS in Grub [SOLVED]

2007-03-15 Thread Dale
Dan Farrell wrote: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:50:04 +0100 > Michael Schreckenbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I'd call this luck ;) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_connector >> See "Potential Damage" >> >> Regards, >> Michael >> > > maybe not luck... > >> Hot swapping PS/2 devi