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Distribution: slack 12, debian 4, ubuntu server 6.10
Posts: 68
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Originally posted by J.W. Sounds like your keyboard has some kind of issue. Have you tried using another one? -- J.W.
i'm using a kyv or whatever it's called to use one keyboard & mouse to switch between 2 comps. this & my windows machine, but it was fine in windows.
anyway, i don't know what was wrong. i'd tried unplugging in & plugging it back in, logging out, rebooting. anyway, it just stopped. i have no clue why, but oh well, i just hope it doesn't happen again.
If you are using a KVM (which stands for keyboard, video, mouse) switch between a Linux box and a Windows box, and the KVM is a Belkin, then I wouldn't be surprised if you have problems. I ran into similar incompatibilities when I was using a Belkin KVM, where it would switch from Windows to Linux once (or vice versa) but then if I tried to switch back, I got a lot of unpredicatble behavior.
My original question could be rephrased like this: Assuming you have the keyboard attached directly to the PC in question, does it always type a "w" instead of a backspace? If so, it sounds like the keyboard is damaged in some way. If you can connect a different keyboard, and it works correctly, you can assume that there's something wrong with your first keyboard. -- J.W.
Distribution: slack 12, debian 4, ubuntu server 6.10
Posts: 68
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i'ts a cables to go port authority kvm. seems fine, except that one spell.
i had tried plugging it right into the box & it still did it for a little bit. then it stopped & once i put it back on the kvm it was fine. so i don't really kno wwhat was wrong, but it seems fine now, so no worries
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