touchpad problem

[Siggy Brentrup]

On Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 13:23 -0400, Jay Daniels wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 18:55 +0200, Siggy Brentrup wrote:
> > Hi Ashwin,
> > 
> > in contrast to some troll on this list (saw him in my logs) I think
> > I can help you. 
> > 
> > On Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 21:46 +0530, ashwin1711 wrote:
> > > Dear Derek,
> > >                   I am facing a problem with Ubuntu.I have downloaded 9.04
> > > and try to format with that but my keyboard doesnot work and when I inserted
> > > DVD in it then its not working.whta to do now..Last time I told you before
> > > problem..now already i have downloaded but its not working..do you have any
> > > idea.Could I make format from root or from setup
> > 
> > Two month go I was faced with a similar problem (a broken keyboard on my
> > old Vaio laptop) and I then couldn't afford to buy a USB one for another
> > 2 weeks.
> > 
> > I enabled assistive technologies when booting from a live CD then
> > enabled an on-screen keyboard that I could use with a USB mouse.
> > Maybe a similar approach can help you too.
> > 
> > HTH
> >   Siggy
> 
> 
> Siggy, have you been inside the Vaio notebook?  I know it's a bitch to
> disassemble (without breaking) compared to thinkpad, dell and hp.

It's not that hard if you are careful. I know there is a thermal problem
with the Kb controller because I used ice spray (this is a germanism).
Buying a new Sony kb for ~110€ wouldn't even help - a cheap USB Kb does. 

> that is one brand i do not like very much and they're not cheap!

I liked the design and when I bought it some months before I got
ill the price didn't matter much, more important to me was that
Ctrl and Fn keys were at the right places.

Regs
  Siggy (writing this on the Vaio)
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