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Possible Mini USB Keyboard issue

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Former Member over 13 years ago

Hi,

 

I've taken delivery of a Raspberry Pi and have been through the boot sequence with it and can log on to it as root.

 

I was offered various options (I guess, by the Debian BIOS) when I initially started it up, one of which was to choose the type of keyboard that would be used with it.

 

I bought one of these specifically for that:

 

http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=1826378&CMP=i-bf9f-00001000

 

 

Part Num.           Qty. ordered Product description  Mnfr Part #

1826378  1 HK2007 KEYBOARD, MINI USB    HK2007

 

 

and I think, from memory, I chose 'A4TECH21' from the dropdown list of available keyboard types in the startup sequence.

 

When I log in and try to type at the command line the 'w', 's' and 'x' characters don't work. I don't know if it's the device itself is the issue or my choice of keyboard in the startup.

 

I plugged it in to a laptop and the result was the same (the keys above still didn't work). Should I send the keyboard back, or can I choose the keyboard again as part of the startup sequence, if so, how can I do that?

 

Any help much appreciated,

 

Thanks in advance

Pat

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    GreenYamo over 13 years ago

    Pat, I think it is a faulty keyboard.

    I use a cheapest of the cheap USB keyboard with my Pi and it is fine. If it exhibits the same behaviour on another machine then I think it is RMA time unfortunately.

    Steve

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    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to GreenYamo

    Thanks, Steve, RMA already in place and Farnell are replacing the device with no quastions asked, fair play to them.

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    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to GreenYamo

    Thanks, Steve, RMA already in place and Farnell are replacing the device with no quastions asked, fair play to them.

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  • GreenYamo
    GreenYamo over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    The Foundation chose well with Farnell and RS, both great companies.

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