g wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > > > I suspect the keyboard has been contaminated, possibly by a soft drink > > > I won't be responsible, but I've heard, and did it just once 15 > years ago, > > that the top rack in the dishwasher is safe. > > i would first try checking connectors and cables before attempting to > clean. > ie, remove and reinsert all connectors. > > keyboard keys are in an x - y map. being that all keys not working are in > same row, this would tend to indicate that problem is common to this > one row. > > being that there is a time passage, this tends to indicate that there is > something no making contact when cold and makes after heat up and > expansion. > > look closely to see if there may be a bad solder connection that > traces from > 'a -> enter' keys on keyboard circuit board. trace connection thru to main > board and follow trace to matrix ic. > > hth. > > > peace out. > > tc,hago. > > g > I think g has good advice. He noticed there could be a heat issue here. My suggestion is: replace the keyboard with a new one. It's cheap, just search for a new one on Ebay. Bob Cochran > > **** > in a free world without fences, who needs gates. > ** > to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it; > to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look at* it. > ** > learn linux: > 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' > http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz > 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ > 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html > 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ > **** -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
