Keyboard problem after cleaning

I decided to clean my aluminium keyboard yesterday, and some of the keys have since stopped working. Several keys are also typing by themselves (if that makes sense).
Can anything be done, or do I have to fork out for a new keyboard?

How did you clean it, using fluids? If you did it's probably best to let it dry naturally rather than applying a hairdryer. If the weather's good (36 degrees here ) let it air outside. If that doesn't fix it sounds like it's time for a replacement .

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Even after xorgconfig the same problem. I can start X with startx but the moment X comes, the keyboard and touchpad freeze. Don't know what to do. FYI, Dell has stopped this particular model V1400 and I could not find any information in their website. As you may be knowing, almost all the 'reviews' talk only about the external appearences, how the camera is, etc... stuff only. So, no information there too.
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tomk wrote:Finally, if you need to post long config files, use code tags, not quote tags. I have fixed it for you this time.
I'm sorry about that. Will take care next time.
By the way, the problem is solved. Somebody in the IRC pointed me to a wiki related to input-hotplugging. Frankly, I did not understand much of it except that I needed to install package/s: xf86-input-evdev, xf86-input-vmmouse and xf86-input-synaptics.
Also, was the advice that 'hal' should be included in the DAEMONS, if not already done and that it should come before anything X related in the list. Edited '/etc/rc.conf' accordingly and X is working fine now.
Thanks,
SV
Last edited by saivin (2009-01-03 18:17:15)

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Okay, the ubiquitous permissions problem. Perhaps apple should release a system update that strips this BS out, as single users and home users, do we really need this? I'm just driving my Ferrari to the grocery store! It is just complications that nobody needs.
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Files you created with root still have root permissions.
The other 5 diskes, internal, externals FW, and removeables FW toasters, were all created under the old system, using the super-admin user. That designation is gone. (Actually, I recreated the same name/login on the newly installed system, along with my everyday admin user log in.
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I assume by super-user you mean root. You can enable the root account again if you wish. There is not need.
I'm not sure what user, or group I should be setting everything too, now. Me, as the admin/user or
Who is Herk the super-admin? How did you define Herk.
By definition super-user is root. You are not allowed to rename root. So the super user isn't Herk.
A user can be given admin rights. This doesn't give the user super user/root rights. Root can read & write any file on the system. This root is the super user.
By Herk do you mine you gave Herk admin rights?
Bottom line:
[] Decide what user you will be using on your system.
[] Change all permission you your external drives to match user & group of that id.
Some people define two user on their system. This way maybe more secure, but with more hassles.
standard user
admin user
I run with one user:
admin user. This lets me install programs without have to change to another user. It doesn't let me look at system data. I cannot look at other userids data. ( I want to look at data I do not have permissions to, I can use the terminal to gain access. )
Robert
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