[Testing] [support-gang] Fwd: New XO-1.5 10.2.0 build 118

[John Watlington]

Hmm.   What version of firmware is currently installed on that laptop ?

We've had a lot of trouble with versions of firmware earlier than
q3a35 not properly recognizing the keyboard.   If you shipped it
back for diagnosis, I would install the latest firmware before doing
any testing!    I know this is hard to do when the keyboard is borked...

First do as Mitch suggests, and try completely removing all power
from the laptop.

You can download q3a35.rom from:
http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/q3a35/

Place it on a USB stick, halt the boot in OFW (by pressing the ESC key
as soon as the screen lights up), and install it using:
flash u:\q3a35.rom

Let us know what happens!
wad


On Apr 9, 2010, at 2:28 AM, James Cameron wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 10:42:53PM -0700, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
>> Another hard quit.  Tried again... this time got to the "ok" prompt.
>> Tried to type in the installation instruction... the space bar had
>> changed into a ">" key!
> 
> When I press "fn" "shift" and "space" here, I get ">" in the ok prompt.
> This means the "fn" and "shift" keys on your keyboard are jammed down.
> 
> Or, possibly you mean a "<" key.  If so, this means the "fn" key is
> jammed down.  When I press "fn" "space" here, I get "<" in the ok
> prompt.
> 
> Temporary workaround, if you have one, is to connect a USB keyboard.
> 
> The jammed down key might be faulty.  Wiggle the keys a little, see if
> the symptom goes away.
> 
> Best place to check this is in the "ok" prompt, since you don't need to
> wait for booting.
> 
> If you are able to type a space using an external keyboard, the "ok"
> prompt can be given "test /keyboard" and it will show you a keyboard
> testing screen, and jammed down keys should simply be unresponsive.
> 
> -- 
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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