Re: [tlug] Hardware Issue

[Shawn <javajunkie@example.com>]

> I use a couple of Dell OptiPlex computers, and one of them - about 40%  
> of the time - when booting up displays an error message saying it didn't  
> detect a keyboard.  Hitting the button below the power button that  
> clears out the memory and reboots the computer (what is that button  
> called?) results in an error-free reboot, so it's not a big issue *if*  
> it doesn't get worse.  Has anyone had a similar problem or know anything  
> about this?

Guess this is a little after the fact since you decided it was the KVM  
switch but yes I have a Optiplex GX110 that occasionally refused to detect  
the usb keyboard.  My machine dual boots so I only saw it when I wanted to  
change systems which wasn't frequent.

  The keyboard was always recognized eventually but I was not able to  
change from the default system as specified in my grub.conf or whatever  
file it is within the time limit allowed.  No I don't have a KVM or any  
other type of switch/ multiple monitors.  I was just assuming it was a bug  
in the usb side of things because like you say hitting the reset button  
took care of it.

I saw this persist over a couple of different keyboards -- both usb though.

PS.  (no I don't believe it ever had the floppy issue -- but hey while  
we're on the subject I did have one of those faulty toshibas floppies  
which resulted in that big settlement that I Stupidly not knowing about  
computers used my coupons from to upgrade from win95 as the repeatedly  
unsuccesful creating of and installing from floppies was a total and  
immense waste of time).  Wish I had known than what I do now.

-- 
Shawn

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