[arch-general] Key not working

Peter O'Doherty mail at peterodoherty.net
Wed Dec 9 14:25:32 UTC 2015


Yes, the others work.
I just plugged a keyboard in and the arrow works. That seems to suggest a laptop hardware problem, right?

<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ben Oliver <benoliver999 at gmail.com> </div><div>Date:09/12/2015  15:15  (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [arch-general] Key not working </div><div>
</div>On 9 Dec 2015 2:12 pm, "Peter O'Doherty" <mail at peterodoherty.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I've just done a new arch install on my Dell laptop and have noticed that
the right arrow isn't working. And showkeys doesn't respond to the key
being pressed. Is there anything else I can try before assuming it's a
hardware problem?
>
> Many thanks,
> Peter

I would rule out hardware before digging too deep. Do the other arrows
work? Do you have a keyboard you can plug in?


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