From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Feb 21 13: 6:16 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2355B37B401 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:06:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from c001.snv.cp.net (h007.c001.snv.cp.net [209.228.32.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3862343F85 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:06:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from deric@deric.NET) Received: (cpmta 29389 invoked from network); 21 Feb 2003 13:06:09 -0800 Received: from 155.69.10.255 (HELO ranaath.deric.NET) by smtp.register-admin.com (209.228.32.121) with SMTP; 21 Feb 2003 13:06:09 -0800 X-Sent: 21 Feb 2003 21:06:09 GMT Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030222050437.03d48158@deric.NET> X-Sender: deric@deric.NET (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:06:03 +0800 To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG From: Derrick Teo Subject: Laptop keyboard problem [Was Re: Dell Inspiron hard disk] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On the subject of laptop keyboards, has anyone ever encountered this problem with Fujitsu Lifebooks, or any other laptops for that matter: The left-shift key is partially broken, and doesn't work with the keys Q, R, I, }, H, M, > and ? unless you time it just right and release the left-shift *just* before you release the key. The right-shift key is similarly broken, but with a whole different set of keys (A, S, D, F, K, L, ", Z, M, > and ?), again unless you time it just right. I initially put it down to an unusually broken keyboard and got it replaced once under warranty, but the same problem came back just a few weeks later (unfortunately, after my warranty expired). The problem doesn't seem to be OS-specific either; the keys don't work even with the BIOS. Any ideas? Derrick At 08:32 21 02 03 -0800, you wrote: >On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 11:23:35AM -0500, Tuc said: > > > > > It can be quite distracting when you're trying to > > > concentrate on something but you have what sounds like a hair dryer > blowing > > > constantly in the background. :> > > > > > Whoa, are you SURE thats the hard drive? When mine goes into > > "hair dryer" mode its because the 2 fans on the right back side spin up to > > cool the machine down. I've found certain surfaces I put it on make it do > > that, and , get this, it won't stop if for some reason I go into APM, then > > out. > >I've been really disappointed with my Inspiron on a number of levels, and >this is one of them (reported by a couple of friends as well): eventually >the machine just feels it needs to have the fans running all the time. I >consider it part of natural Inspiron degradation at this point. > >(other symptoms on my machine being that PgUp/PgDn no longer work, the >brightness control no longer works, and the battery won't last more than 5 >minutes, if that. it's made me so grateful for my Thinkpad 600E, which is >about half the speed but is not crappy. :-)) > >chris > > >------------------------------- >Chris Doherty >chris [at] randomcamel.net > >"I think," said Christopher Robin, "that we ought to eat >all our provisions now, so we won't have so much to carry." > -- A. A. Milne >------------------------------- > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message