Could the fact that the us keyboard is loaded twice
during bootup have anything to do with some of this?
It is loaded before and after init 5 (from the
bootsplash screen)
--- SI Reasoning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Things have gotten a bit weird on my keyboard.
> 
> Firstly, I have included the following lines at the
> end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local to enable volume control
> on
> my Dell Inspiron 8000's volume buttons:
> 
> i8kbuttons -u /usr/local/dell/dell_volup.sh -d
> /usr/local/dell/dell_voldown.sh -m
> /usr/local/dell/dell_volmute.sh -r 100 &
> 
> This has worked in the past  but now when I boot up
> I
> do not get it to work.
> 
> However if I manually run /etc/rc.d/rc.local then it
> will work for a little while, but then will
> disappear
> again. Is msec making changes to the keybard now? Do
> I
> need to put this somewhere else and if so how should
> I
> do it?
> 
> Also, my PageUp and PageDn buttons on the keyboard
> only work on occassion. I have not found any
> consistent reason as to what makes it start work and
> what makes it stop. This is very frustrating.
> 
> Another thing I notice is that when I open a new
> page
> (or tab, really) on galeon by clicking on the new
> page
> button, I have to right mouse click on that page to
> reclaim the keyboard focus. Otherwise, no matter how
> many times I try to right click to enter a box to
> type
> in, I get nothing or it will type somewhere else
> (and
> I cannot get it to leave there either, without the
> right click) This behaviour may not be limited to
> Galeon, but the above procedure is consistent.
> 
> 
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> 
> A requirement of creativity is that it contributes
> to change.  Creativity keeps
> the creator alive.
> 
> -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes
> 
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A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change.  Creativity keeps
the creator alive.

-FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes

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