Re: keyboard

Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> When I turned on my laptop (Compaq presario) on this morning, it made 
> a loud beeping noise, then when Pclinuxos loaded the keyboard doesn't 
> work.  I'm using an external USB keyboard.  I've googled and saw 
> replies about various solutions such as removing staples from under 
> the keys etc, reinstalling drivers, but wondered what ideas you people 
> might have.
>
> Thanks
> Rose
>
Try booting from a liveCD - if the keyboard still doesnt work, the 
problem is hardware. If the keyboard works with a liveCD the the issue 
is somewhere in your OS installation.

chris