You might also try removing all power, including the battery, briefly. There have been cases where the separate microcontroller that senses the keyboard matrix has gotten into a bad state.
James Cameron wrote: > On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 10:42:53PM -0700, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > >> Another hard quit. Tried again... this time got to the "ok" prompt. >> Tried to type in the installation instruction... the space bar had >> changed into a ">" key! >> > > When I press "fn" "shift" and "space" here, I get ">" in the ok prompt. > This means the "fn" and "shift" keys on your keyboard are jammed down. > > Or, possibly you mean a "<" key. If so, this means the "fn" key is > jammed down. When I press "fn" "space" here, I get "<" in the ok > prompt. > > Temporary workaround, if you have one, is to connect a USB keyboard. > > The jammed down key might be faulty. Wiggle the keys a little, see if > the symptom goes away. > > Best place to check this is in the "ok" prompt, since you don't need to > wait for booting. > > If you are able to type a space using an external keyboard, the "ok" > prompt can be given "test /keyboard" and it will show you a keyboard > testing screen, and jammed down keys should simply be unresponsive. > > _______________________________________________ Testing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing
