Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-08 Thread James Takac
Hi Boden On Sunday 08 August 2010 19:01:26 Boden Matthews wrote: > This laptop is way out if warranty. It's an ex-business laptop, and as a > result as seen quite a few hard years. Parts of every key have gone smooth > from the all the typing. > > Regards, > Boden Matthews > Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-08 Thread Boden Matthews
This laptop is way out if warranty. It's an ex-business laptop, and as a result as seen quite a few hard years. Parts of every key have gone smooth from the all the typing. Regards, Boden Matthews Sent from my iPhone On 08/08/2010, at 9:42 AM, Dave Hall wrote: > On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 14:58 +1

Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-07 Thread Dave Hall
On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 14:58 +1000, Boden Matthews wrote: > On 07/08/10 13:47, Martin Visser wrote: > > Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might > > dislodge or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts. > > Prise the keytop off and spray while hammering on the

Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-06 Thread Boden Matthews
On 07/08/10 13:47, Martin Visser wrote: Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might dislodge or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts. Prise the keytop off and spray while hammering on the switch. (This is not professional advice so all risk is yours). At

Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-06 Thread Martin Visser
Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might dislodge or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts. Prise the keytop off and spray while hammering on the switch. (This is not professional advice so all risk is yours). At the worst you can probably get a replaceme

Re: Keyboard issues

2010-08-06 Thread MoLE
On 7 August 2010 09:03, Boden Matthews wrote: > Hey guys, > I'm having problems with my keyboard on a Toshiba Tecra A7. It refuses > to recognise the control key on m keyboard. Pressing it yields no > response from Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint. I think it is the keyboard > layout that is causing

Keyboard issues

2010-08-06 Thread Boden Matthews
Hey guys, I'm having problems with my keyboard on a Toshiba Tecra A7. It refuses to recognise the control key on m keyboard. Pressing it yields no response from Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint. I think it is the keyboard layout that is causing the problem, but I cant find one that applies to my l