[PLUG] Help...

[Matthew Scott Wallace]

This sounds to me like it might be a hardware issue.. but maybe not since
it works in Windows.. anyways, a quick and dirty way to get around it
would be to buy a keyboard emulator. You can probably get one from Dalco
or Blackbox for about $20.  It just a little box that plugs into the back
of your keyboard port..

Matt

On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Dan wrote:

> 	OK I have a problem... I am a relitively new user so please feel free to
> question if I have tried the obvious.   I just finished an install of RH
> 6.0 on my Toshiba Satellite (laptop).  I realize that this is not a
> recomended activity (installing on a laptop) for a Linux initiate, but it
> is my only system right now (long story).  Anyways the botom line is that
> linux is not responging to my keystrokes.  As in I can't type "root" to log
> in.  However LILO takes my keystrokes just fine, so I can boot to winblows
> and e-mail the plug list for help.  The realy strange part is that if I
> stick a keyboard in the PS2 port then the laptop's built in keyboard will
> miraculously begin functioning while the PS2 keyboard remains useless.  I
> searched the linux laptops page, but did not find anything that looked like
> my problem.  If anyone knows how I might remedy this problem (other than
> running around with a PS2 keyboard hanging off my machine) I would greatly
> appreciate any suguestinons.  Many thanks for your time.
> 
> Respectfully Submited,
> Dan Noland
> CS Major Extrordinare
> 
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