Keyboard issues

[Martin Visser]

Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might dislodge
or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts.  Prise the keytop
off and spray while hammering on the switch.

(This is not professional advice so all risk is yours).

At the worst you can probably get a replacement original  keyboard for less
than $100 or so. I know that HP business laptop keyboards can be replaced in
5 minutes flat.

Regards, Martin

MartinVisser99 at gmail.com


On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 10:01 AM, MoLE
<moleonthehill+ubuntu-au at gmail.com<moleonthehill%2Bubuntu-au at gmail.com>
> wrote:

> On 7 August 2010 09:03, Boden Matthews <boden.matthews at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> > I'm having problems with my keyboard on a Toshiba Tecra A7. It refuses
> > to recognise the control key on m keyboard. Pressing it yields no
> > response from Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint. I think it is the keyboard
> > layout that is causing the problem, but I cant find one that applies to
> > my laptop. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this?
>
> If it's dead on multiple distros, I would suspect it is more likely a
> hardware issue.  IMHE it is often the CTRL key that fails on laptop
> keyboards (being in a position prone to abuse, high use and spills).
>
> If you're confident with hardware, remove the keyboard and clean it,
> and see if that helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> MoLE
>
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