Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might dislodge or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts. Prise the keytop off and spray while hammering on the switch.
(This is not professional advice so all risk is yours). At the worst you can probably get a replacement original keyboard for less than $100 or so. I know that HP business laptop keyboards can be replaced in 5 minutes flat. Regards, Martin [email protected] On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 10:01 AM, MoLE <[email protected]<moleonthehill%[email protected]> > wrote: > On 7 August 2010 09:03, Boden Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I'm having problems with my keyboard on a Toshiba Tecra A7. It refuses > > to recognise the control key on m keyboard. Pressing it yields no > > response from Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint. I think it is the keyboard > > layout that is causing the problem, but I cant find one that applies to > > my laptop. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this? > > If it's dead on multiple distros, I would suspect it is more likely a > hardware issue. IMHE it is often the CTRL key that fails on laptop > keyboards (being in a position prone to abuse, high use and spills). > > If you're confident with hardware, remove the keyboard and clean it, > and see if that helps. > > Cheers, > > > MoLE > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >
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