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D key not working on Ubuntu [migrated]
For some inexplicable reason the capital d key on my Ubuntu system is no longer producing output. Hitting caps lock and then d produces a D. I've tried multiple keyboards and the issue is the same. ...
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Windows Server 2003 Server Edition - inside of Virtual PC 2007 SP1 - lost keyboard repeat, want it back
I am using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1. Inside this VM is Windows Server 2003 Server Edition. I use it every day. When I came into work, first day after the New Year's, and without changing any ...
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In the ESXi 5 console, how to press the <+> and <-> keys on the bios screens without the num part of the keyboard?
Sometimes we open vSphere from a restricted terminal that only has a basic ascii keyboard and f1-f12 and a mouse but is missing the additional numeric block on the right side of a big keybaord part ...
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disable osk (onscreen virtual keyboard) in windows 7 (or vista) OR customize osk layout
I use windows 7 as host for touchscreen PC in public environment. I would like to prevent the OS being controled by a user.
With a physical keyboard, you would remove the control and alt keys. But ...
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Windows Server 2008 Keyb/Mouse non-responsive at Login Screen?
I have a new install of Windows Server 2008 on a RAID machine under 1 year old (machine previously had Ubuntu on it). Windows server installed fine, created admin account etc. After the install when ...
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Keyboard don't work after upgrade to debian wheezy
After upgrade from lenny to wheezy keyboard and mouse don't work in X (keyboard available before it starts). I looked over internet about this issue and found some solutions:
remove xorg.conf ...
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VMWare Fusion: Simulate media/extended key press [closed]
I'm running Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion running on Mac OS. How can I simulate key presses from an extended keyboard such as volume up/down, play/pause, etc?
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How do you use TinyCore with a VirtualBox and a non-us keyboard?
I need to install on several of our old WindowsXp workstations (only 1GB of RAM, 40GB for harddrive!) a Unix server for allowing our developers to perform some preliminary test on Unix.
Considering ...
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Ubuntu configure keyboard non-interactive
Im setting up some Chef scripts to build and configure a Ubuntu 11.04 instance for development.
I'm having some trouble finding away of reconfiguring the keyboard with no user interaction.
I tried ...
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PuTTY SSH Connection to a Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop, Pressing Enter (either) in a Man page sends 'ESCOM' instead of CR/LF
I'm trying to perform a search in a manpage, which requires the Enter key to achieve. However pressing it displays the word ESCOM instead of the desired function.
The Enter key works as it should in ...
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Xfree86 Keyboard - Make Ctrl-Alt work like AltGr
I am using Debian Squeeze 6.0 and the graphical Gnome interface.
I notices that when pressing AltGr-ß, I get the backslash as expected, but Ctrl-Alt-ß still just gives the ß. How can I fix this?
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Enabling alt-shortcuts in bash on EC2
I have no idea why, but on my EC2 instances which are running Ubuntu 10.04 the ALT key shortcuts are not working and instead question marks are showing instead.
E.g. ALT+f for moving forward a word ...
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Special characters problem with Remote Desktop
Working with some text editors (uedit, FrontPage, ...) on a Windows XP server via Remote Desktop, special characters are sometimes not assigned any more to their correct key:
!"·$%&/()=?^*¨Ç_
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Keyboards for kiosk/outdoor/abusive environments?
We have a bunch of kiosks deployed into let's just say... abusive environments. The enclosures we had built are tough as nails, and the HP thin client computers are working great. The keyboards that ...
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Num Lock goes off when entering a virtual Server2008 in VMWare Workstation 7.1.0 ? (on Win7 x64)
How do you keep Num Lock on when entering a virtual machine in VMWare Workstation 7.1.0 on Windows 7 x64 so you don't have to enter that key every time?
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Remote desktop on Windows Server 2008 R2 shows keyboard layout from connecting computer
I have a german Windows 2008 R2 with English Multilanguage Pack installed. It has only german, english keyboard defined. It works fine.
I use Windows 7 with PL version and PL keyboard settings. And ...
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Keyboard messes up and produces only numeric values while using RDP over a VPN
I am having a real hard time to get my keyboard working on a RDP while I am connected through VPN. Keybaord works fine, when it is direct RDP, but if it is VPN & then RDP, then the key strokes ...
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Debian-Installation without keyboard?
i have to install debian lenny right now, but i can't find my keyboard for the server (just use a laptop). Is there a way to install lenny without a keyboard?
thank you!
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Headless server has stuck “del” key, making it unmanageable. How can I disable keyboard via VBS?
I have a headless Windows 2008 R2 box that seems to have a keyboard plugged in and something is pressing on the delete key.
I'm using GotoMypc to access the box and am unable to click on device ...
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Configuring RealVNC to accept copy/paste on a remote server
So, I'm using RealVNC Viewer locally (Mac OSX 10.6) and connecting to a VNC Server on a remote machine (Debian - I'm no Unix expert).
I want to be able to copy and paste at the command line, but ...
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What is a non-hazardous method to remove the letters from keyboard keys without introducing a non-smooth texture?
I need to remove the letters and numbers from the keys on a number of keyboards. This needs to be done in a non-hazardous fashion without introduction extra physical textures on the keys.
The keys ...
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is it possible to set an Ubuntu Server in a computer with no mouse, keyboard or monitor?
Yeah, that´s my question. I want the computer only to have a power source and a network cable.
If so, can I install and configure everything from the network interface, or do I need to connect a ...
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Enable re-attached mouse/keyboard via ssh?
I had Ubuntu 9.10 x64 Desktop installed on a nettop I have (that I normally run headless), and yesterday I decided to take the plunge and update to 10.04.
So, I plugged in a screen and usb ...
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How secure is a bluetooth keyboard against password sniffing?
In a situation where an admin will enter sensitive information into a keyboard (the root password), what is the risk that a bluetooth keyboard (ship by default with Mac systems these days) would put ...
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Key press emulator
Is there utility for linux which emulates keyboard?
I want to record(or type script) some keyboard actions and send it to window in infinity cycle.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Keyboards
I have a machine with WIN server 2008 R2 installed, when the machine boots up, it says keyboard failure.
The keyboard I had was from an older machine and was PS/2, I got a PS/2 to USB converter in ...
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Ubuntu keyboard detection from bash script
Excuse my ignorance of linux OS/hardware issues...I'm just a programmer :)
I have an application that calls out to some bash scripts to launch external applications, in this case Firefox. The ...
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How to use cursor keys in vi under screen?
If you run vi/vim in screen, when you press a cursor in insert mode, you get a new line + a character, which is a pain.
Configure vim to move around instead.
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Startech SVx41HDI Series Server Remote Control Usage Question - How do I switch away from a dead port?
We have a Startech KVM over IP model SV841HDI and it was stuck pointing a port where the machine has been removed. We ended up having to physically plug something into that port in order to switch ...
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Keep keyboard alive when x server crashes
From time to time my Ubuntu desktop freezes. When this happens my usb keyboard and mouse stop responding so I can't get out to tty1 ([ctrl][alt][f1]) or do anything else from my input devices - also ...
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Solaris x86: Non working keys on keyboard (<, >, #, |)
I have a new installation of Solaris 10 10/09 on x86 hardware. The attached keyboard has a normal German layout. The system is configured accordingly by 'kbd -s'.
The generic keys (letter, number, ...
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Vim keyboard remap on Snow Leopard (MacOs 10.6)
I want to have my external keyboard's HOME, END, PAGEDOWN and PAGEUP Working on Leopard's Terminal. So that I changed in Terminal > File > Preferences:
Home: \033[H
End: \033[F
PageUp: \033[5~
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Keyboard problem in remote desktop session
I have a very weird problem with one Windows XP installation: when connecting to a remote desktop (on Windows 2008 Server) to type in the at sign (@) it is necessary to press Ctrl-Alt-2 (on a spanish ...
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VMware in Linux breaks my ALT, CTRL and/or SHIFT keys. How do I fix it?
After using Windows or Mac OS X as the guest OS in VMware for Linux, sometimes my ALT, SHIFT or CTRL keys break and stop working. So I can't use ALT+Tab, for example.
Does anyone know what the cause ...
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Ubuntu laptop keyboard half-functional
Right half of the built-in keyboard in my Asus laptop stopped working under Gnome. For instance, keys 'j k l ; p o i m . /' don't work.
They do work fine when pressed on external USB keyboard or on ...
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How to open HP rack keyboard/monitor tray
We have maybe 5 of these HP racks. On all of them the keyboard/monitor tray is very finicky. Sometimes it gets stuck and the drawer tray will not open. While stuck, repeated wiggling of the tray ...
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Cleaning Coffee from Hardware in Labs and Workstations
We had someone come into a lab with their usual need for coffee and you can guess the rest. I was wondering what you have for instructions for your techs as working best for cleaning dried vanilla ...
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Having a hardware problem with USB & Keyboard on machine, need some ideas?
I would have posted this on superuser but I can't get into it since it is still in private beta.
I have a Dell sc400 at a remote location running SBS 2003 that is having some issues. The usb ports ...
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Vista 64 not working after using Norton Ghost
We just acquired 7 new Dell Optiplex machines with Vista 64 bit installed. We installed all of our tools and applications on one of the machines and then used Norton Ghost to deploy to the other 6 ...
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Setup a linux computer to act as a bluetooth keyboard/mouse
I want to make my laptop announce itself as a bluetooth keyboard or/and a bluetooth mouse.
It would be nice to be able to connect the computer to my phone or my media computer using bluetooth.
Does ...
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Inexpensive industrial/medical keypads [closed]
Has anyone got experience with manufacturers of industrial/medical keyboards or keypads?
I'm trying to find a relatively inexpensive (as in not $200+ per unit) keypad (for bulk order) that would meet ...
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Fix Control-C in mysql command line programme?
In the mysql command line, pressing Control-C will cancel the programme, and bring you back to bash. In psql, the one for postgres, it will kill the current query and will not stop the psql programme. ...
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How to remap a MacBook keyboard to windows keys in bootcamp?
I just discovered bootcamp and I'm psyched that I can run Windows 7 RC on the MacBook Pro without using a virtual machine. However the virtual machines run a bit better because they support remapping ...
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When is a wireless keyboard/mouse appropriate?
It seems to me that there are times and places where a wireless keyboard and mouse is not appropriate, and that there may be a time and a place where they are. Do you have any policies relating to ...
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Ubuntu: remap single key to keys combination
Is it a way in ubuntu linux to remap single key (for example, Alt_R) to keys combination (for example, Up)?
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Why keyboard keys are not in alphabetical order? [closed]
It seems to be silly question, but i really wonder 'Why keyboard keys are not placed in alphabetical order?' Is there any specific reason?
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Hardware monitor+keyboard switch for a small server room
Here's the situation, there's a small server room in our office (~4 active servers), but only one monitor/keyboard. Currently monitor and keyboard are connected to the most used server, but if the ...
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Windows keystrokes/combos you couldn't live without
OK, we all know the obvious ones here, but what always surprises me is the number of people that don't know all of them...
Simple ones:
Alt-Tab - switch between applications (Shift+Alt+Tab - go ...
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How can I prevent an old Sun PC from freezing when its keyboard is unplugged?
I'm responsible for an old (5-10 yrs?) sun PC providing an important service. However, whenever the keyboard is disconnected, it stops everything it's running (even stops responding to pings), and ...
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Stop external USB keyboard repeating key presses on Vista
We have an infuriating problem with a (Vista/Dell) laptop. When an external (Logitech) USB keyboard is attached to it, it regularly starts repeating key presses. When the user recently deleted an ...
