Re: keyboard does not work under X,but mouse works...??
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> Hi all
>
> I am using a Debian system(2.4.20 kernel),P4 1.8 GHz
> 256 MB RAM/40 GB HDD and standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
> My machine is shared by several users though I retain the root access.
>
> Normally I don't shut down my machine.I just log off.
> Today when I tried logging in,the screen was blanking out for every key
> press.So the login was unsuccessful.
>
> None of the keys were working.I could not open even other tty's ...i
> rebooted the machine..the problem persisted...
> then i logged into my machine remotely...and issued a kill on X
> server...this gave the prompt on the screen..here all commands i typed
worked
> perfectly fine..i have not lost any contents..i checked all my
files..everything
> is fine...it is just none of my key presses are detected properly when i
am
> inside x..otherwise..i am able to edit,compile and run programs...
>
> one more thing..when i issue a startx command,i get the default display
> with all menus and contents(i use kde2)..also i am able to browse the
> contents of machine using the mouse(single click,right click etc)..but
every key
> pressed on the keyboard blanks the screen..i don't understand whats going
> on...
>
> my gdm.conf file says the server is attached to the standard VT7
> terminal...
>
> can anyone help me with this?
>
> thanks a bunch for any help in this regard.
>
> V.Anand
> (www.tenet.res.in)
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IT hapened to me several times, maybe is the same error?
my brother (and sometimes me) drop water in the keyboard. After cleaning it,
it worked fine :o)
Saludos
Alejandro
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