you try a livecd yet? this will tell you if its the config on the machine or some other flavor of gremlin. On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:29 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >> Might be silly, but you tried safe mode? And got the same result? > > I guess, we're both silly...   :) > I tried safe mode and got the same result... > ET > > > Tom Ostlund writes: >> >> Might be silly, but you tried safe mode? And got the same result? >> >> Tom Ostlund >> tom@ostlundgroup.com >> EMAIL INSECURITY NOTICE >> Unless encryption and/or digital security measures have been employed to >> this or any email, the contents should never contain any private >> information. Use of any email system should be viewed as non-protected >> information. If you or your business require private communications, you >> should consult with your IT department to implement security measures. >> >> >> On Oct 22, 2010, at 11:13 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >>> >>> Did the keyboard work for a bit then suddenly stop working? >> >> I installed Ubuntu 10.10 some week ago (he's been running Ubuntu since >> 6.04) >> Everything worked as advertised. Then I don't what happened, his >> recollection is far from clever (he is 96). All I know is that now the GUI >> ignores the keyboard. >> As usual, I was just handed out the mess. >> ET PS: And yes, the hardware is OK...   :) >> mike@mjv.com writes: >>> >>>  Oops - I take that back - you were able to get into the command prompt >>> and >>> actually type stuff... Doh. >>> Did the keyboard work for a bit then >>> suddenly stop working? Be well, >>> Mike in Zone 8, Texas >>> -- >>> http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plant Info and More... >>> http://www.organichomesteading.com/ Organic Homesteading >>> http://www.naturalbeefarm.com/ Mike's Bee Farm On Fri, >>> October 22, 2010 11:04 am, mike@mjv.com wrote: >>>> >>>> May not be the keyboard - but the plug on the computer. Is it PS2 >>> >>> or USB? >>>> >>>> If one, try a keyboard for the other and see if it >>> >>> works. ie - if it's >>>> >>>> PS2, give a USB keyboard a try. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss