On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:30:09 +1000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On my ACER TravelMate 2310 running Ubuntu 6.06 laptop parts of my > keyboard have stopped working. It's fairly random ie: keys such as > "1", capslock, commer, "c", "x" and down arrow. > > I was making some changes to the apache2 server on my last login so > I'm guessing (hoping) that's my problem. > > Unfortunatly my login requires some of the keys, I can loging using my > partners login but she only has limited access and cannot alter files > below her home directory. > > So how can I login to my account via the command line (I'm guessing I > can copy/paste the parts of my login/pw). > > If that's no go, does anyone have any other ideas? > > Kerry > Can you ssh in from another machine, or do you have any more success using a terminal interface ( <ctrl>-<alt>-<F1> and <ctrl>-<alt>-<F7> to return to graphical interface)? You could also try resetting X with <ctrl>-<alt>-<backspace>.
hth, Steve
