Odd hardware problem
PFJ
paul at all-the-johnsons.co.uk
Wed Jul 26 13:38:37 UTC 2006
Hi,
> > Is this likely to be an ACPI problem as before it boots fully, I can
> > edit the command line in grub?
>
> I do not understand, does the keyboard fail after the system is up, or
> immediately after a reboot?
grub comes up with the kernel choice. I can edit this. Goes through the
kernel boot, comes to start X, can't - keyboard won't respond.
> IE, can you access the bios after a reboot? If not, I suggest to check the
> cmos battery. I had a similar problem with an old machine, and it turned out
> that the battery was dead. After I replaced it, keyboard came to life, and
> everything else was smooth. It sounds strange, but... :-)
I'll check that tonight.
TTFN
Paul
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