Questions tagged [keyboard]
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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? [closed]
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 in-...
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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 [closed]
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? [closed]
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? [closed]
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 ...
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Several keyboard keys not working in VMWare (Host=Linux, Guest=Windows)
I installed VMWare Server 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.* and 9.*, with Windows XP as the guest system, and several keys aren't working.
They either do nothing, or invoke the wrong keypress.
They keys are all ...
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Using a laptop as an external monitor and keyboard for a server?
Is there a way to use an old laptop as an external keyboard and monitor for my rack servers?
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How is the SysRq key used on a linux system?
I understand that the SysRq key can be used to execute low-level system commands on a crashed linux server.
Can someone explain how to use this feature, whether it works remotely over ssh or a vmware ...
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How do you swap the caps lock to control in xfce?
I used to have the caps lock and control swapped in GNOME, but when I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 I also changed my desktop environment to Xfce. I have the following line in my xorg.conf:
Option ...
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Cheap or DIY Keyboard Overlays?
I am in charge to furnish a class with keyboards that have colored keys for special functions. It's for kids in their free time to learn video cutting and editing (mainly on Final Cut Pro).
Now, ...
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Unable to uninstall Microsoft's Keyboard Drivers in Mac
I installed the Microsoft's Keyboard drivers for my Natural Ergonomic 4000.
My customized keyboard is now broken.
I want to uninstall the drivers. I removed the buttons for MS keyboard at Preferences,...
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Windows equivalent to xev (X Event Viewer)
I need a Windows program which can display all keys pressed on a keyboard, basically an equivalent of the xev(1) program for X11, in order to troubleshoot a problem I have which I'm not sure is ...
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Sharing a keyboard and mouse between networked computers
What software is out there that allows a mouse and keyboard to be shared between 2+ networked computers?
I know about Synergy, but what are the alternatives? Which do you like the best?
I'm ...