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#1 2023-08-14 22:45:52
- angelnext
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[SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
So this happened a couple of days ago, and I'm certain it's not a hardware problem, but I haven't been able to find a solution anywhere, so I posted here as a last resort.
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#2 2023-08-15 06:09:58
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
xev -event keyboard/libinput debug-events/evtest/showkeys
And why are you "certain it's not a hardware problem"? Hope?
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#3 2023-08-15 08:36:08
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
Because control works intermitently, and it sometimes everything magically works for some time and then it doesn't, I'll check what you sent, thanks!
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#4 2023-08-15 08:38:59
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
xev -event keyboard/libinput debug-events/evtest/showkeys
xev: unrecognized event mask 'keyboard/libinput'
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#5 2023-08-15 09:02:10
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
Those are 4 different tools to monitor input.
Your description however makes it sound like a hw issue more than anything else.
Boot some live distro or sth. entirelky different like haiku and see whether the keyboard misbehaves there as well.
And try a different keyboard, if you can.
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#6 2023-08-15 09:09:26
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
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#7 2023-08-15 09:45:24
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
Ok, I'm going to boot from void linux xfce to check if it still fails there
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#8 2023-08-15 10:00:05
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
Ok, so using another keyboard does work, I'll open up my laptop to see if I can fix it, thanks
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#9 2023-08-15 10:15:21
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
ok, so I opened my laptop and touched the keys a little, control seems to be working now, and < as well but "greater than" still doesn't work as expected, I'm using spanish keyboard layout, if it's off any help. Thanks, ok sorry I'm kind of new, thanks for the info!
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#10 2023-08-15 11:06:28
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Re: [SOLVED] Some keyboard controls not working
Please stop multiposting. If you are the last person to post in a thread, and you have something to add, please use the edit button to amend the last post.
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