[ubuntu-za] No PS2 keyboard

[Bill Cairns]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Reenen Laurie <REENENL at pepstores.com>wrote:

>  Can't you just borrow a USB keyboard first?
>

I could if I could find someone who had one! I found 12 SP2 keyboards before
I stopped trying to borrow one.

But the good news is that I eventually found a local shop that had a USB
keyboard. And the other good news is that F2 works fine and I was able to
set the boot sequence and test drive Intrepid and right now I am installing
it on a virtual machine ...

Lesson - don't but a Yodaya keyboard.

Bill

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> *From:* ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:
> ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *Charl Wentzel
> *Sent:* 26-November-2008 20:40
> *To:* Ubuntu South African Local Community
> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-za] No PS2 keyboard
>
> I second the comment on Yodata.  I've got a Yodata PS/2 keyboard.  After a
> month a lot of the letter have worn off and after dropping the keyboard half
> the keys fell off and I had to figure where they all went.  I wouldn't
> surprise me if the keyboard was the problem.
>
> Charl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From*: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com<Bill%20Cairns%20%3ccairnsww at gmail.com%3e>
> >
> *Reply-To*: Ubuntu South African Local Community <
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> *To*: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com<Ubuntu%20South%20African%20Local%20Community%20%3cubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com%3e>
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> *Subject*: Re: [ubuntu-za] No PS2 keyboard
> *Date*: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:50:34 +0200
>
> I have talked with the smart guys at Mecer and it is definitely F2.
>
> The confusion about "Enable Legacy USB" is a red herring.
>
> Mecer suggested that my YoData keyboard might be a problem. So I went out
> to buy a common or garden normal USB keyboard. But you must remember that we
> are living in Modimolle and here we can buy any number of wireless keyboard
> + mouse sets for R450+, but not a single common or garden USB keyboard
> attached to the PC by a cable for normal keyboard prices.
>
> Luckily I am going to the Big Smoke this weekend and should be able to buy
> one there.
>
> Bill
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