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Old 08-16-2010, 12:16 PM   #1
bhreddy75
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keyboard is not working


Hi,

I have installed RedHatLinux 4 in my desktop. I am facing keyboard problem, like if I type a letter then it is printing more than once(Some times 3 times, some time 4 times and some times more than 10 times. Could any body can help me in this issue.

Thanks in advance.

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Hanumantha Reddy.B
 
Old 08-16-2010, 04:44 PM   #2
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Go into the System menu and select Preferences - Hardware - Keyboard (I'm assuming you have the Gnome desktop). There you can adjust the behaviour of the key repeat, making it slower and increasing the delay. If that doesn't help, come back and tell us.
 
  


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