G1G1 laptop - Bad alt key?

[Michael Burns]

Forwarding to the community-support mailing list.

On Dec 22, 2007 9:06 PM, Dan Krejsa <dan.krejsa at alamedanet.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The Getting Started Guide's troubleshooting guide
>
>  http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/troubleshooting.shtml
>
> is recommending that users email bug reports to bugs at laptop.org,
> which is apparently incorrect, according to bugs-owner.  Probably
> the guide should be corrected.
>
> If this is not the correct list either, and if the problem described
> below is an isolated hardware failure rather than a software
> issue, could someone suggest the correct list to email to?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Dan
>
>
> On Sat, 2007-12-22 at 23:52 -0500, bugs-owner at lists.laptop.org wrote:
> > This list is not for bug discussion. Please respect the Reply-To:
> > header and send replies to the development list, devel -AT-
> > laptop.org. Thanks!
> >
> > email message attachment
> > > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > > From: Dan Krejsa <dan.krejsa at alamedanet.net>
> > > To: bugs at laptop.org
> > > Subject: G1G1 laptop - Bad alt key?
> > > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:50:50 -0800
> > >
> > > (Hi, FYI my first attempt to send this failed as I was not subscribed
> > > to the bugs at lists.laptop.org. The Getting Started User's Guide's
> > > troubleshooting guide
> > >
> > >   http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/troubleshooting.shtml
> > >
> > > suggests emailing 'bugs at laptop.org', but doesn't mention it
> > > is necessary to subscribe.)
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I just received 4 G1G1 laptops today (Yeah!). I've opened
> > > two already.  I had no problem with the first, but on the
> > > second there appears to be a problem related to the alt key.
> > >
> > > After the first time I press it, it appears that the alt modifier
> > > stays on -- so that if I just type the 'enter' key, the  display
> > > goes to full screen mode, if I type f, it toggles the frame. I can't
> > > type ordinary characters or keyboard shortcuts that don't have
> > > the alt modifier down.  If I power down the XO, things are OK
> > > until the next time I use the alt key.
> > >
> > > If this isn't a known software issue, I suspect it's just a
> > > bad keyboard, and hopefully it's a rare thing. In either case
> > > I thought you would be interested in the report.
> > >
> > > Please let me know how I should proceed. There's no great time
> > > urgency for this for me, though.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the good work!
> > >
> > > - Dan
> > >
> > > P.S. One of my nephews gets a laptop for Christmas. I'll wait
> > > a bit for my other nephew & neice until I can get a bit more
> > > comfortable with the laptop & software, and maybe reflash with
> > > a newer build. The last one's for me ;-)
> > >
>
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Michael Burns * Student
Open Source {Education} Lab
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