On Monday 24 July 2006 17:35, PFJ wrote: > However, on reboot, the machine is failing to recognise the keyboard - > absolutely nothing happens if I press the caps lock (no light on the > keyboard) or Num Lock (no light again). > > Is this likely to be an ACPI problem as before it boots fully, I can > edit the command line in grub? I do not understand, does the keyboard fail after the system is up, or immediately after a reboot? IE, can you access the bios after a reboot? If not, I suggest to check the cmos battery. I had a similar problem with an old machine, and it turned out that the battery was dead. After I replaced it, keyboard came to life, and everything else was smooth. It sounds strange, but... :-) Best regards, :-) Marko
