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Hi all,
Usually I work on WinXP or on Win2000 on my Dell Inspiron 8000. Since I ran Knoppix 3.3 from CD, the Fn-Keys on my notebook are not working any more neither in WinXP nor in Win2000.
Now, there are two possibilities:
1. The Fn-key is broken and the solution might be expensive :?
2. Knoppix somehow disabled the Fn-keys and the solution could be cheap. :lol:
I already updated the bios and surfed the web for hours to find a solution...
Does anyone know this problem?
Greez,
Marcel
Chances are its 1.
Knoppix does nothing to the hard drive unless you tell it too and I've never heard of software ruining a peice of hardware like a keyboard.
Probably, but since it is a Dell you can't be sure. If any of the stories on this site about Dells not booting after a shutdown are true then their BIOS is complete crap. I'd consider disconnecting the battery and waiting 30 min or so. (and if that fixes it I would never buy another Dell ;-) )Quote:
Originally Posted by firebyrd10
I just tried a keyboard test software, it displays every keypress exept of keys like [Prnt Scrn] or [Fn]
I let you know when I find out something more... :(
Hi again,
Finally, I found out how to "fix" the problem. Just removing the battery for about half an hour helped... As far as I know does this reset parts of the flash bios.
When I started knoopix on the notebook again, it didn't happen again, so maybe I wrongly suspected knoppix to disable those keys. Nevertheless it happened at the same time as I started knoppix first, so who knows...
Anyway, the problem is fixed and I know what to do if it happens again.
And after all, knoppix is still a very fine and handy operating system :D
Greets from Switzerland,
Marcel