Bob H wrote:
> I have just had to re install the system bootloader onto my Mandriva
> 2008 system due to a re install of a MS windows product, and now my
> Logitech wireless keyboard is very unresponsive, ie it is very slow to
> respond.
> Before Mandriva boots up, the keyboard is ok, as it is in windows, but
> after the desktop has loaded, I have to really press down on any key to
> get it to appear. This is the same in any program I use including trying
> to type in google.
>
> Any ideas please?

The bootloader should have nothing to do with the keyboard.
I do not understand what you mean by "Before Mandriva boots up,
the keyboard is ok,...but after the desktop has loaded" bad news.

Do you mean that after Mandriva (the operating system) has booted
but before the graphic user interface (GUI -- probably KDE or
GNOME) has loaded, the keyboard is ok? If so, the problem is
in the GUI software.

If the problem is with the OS,

Have you tried running drakkeyboard and reselecting your
wireless keyboard?

Then perhaps look at the contents of
/etc/sysconfig/keyboard and /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Check to make
sure /etc/rc.d/init.d/keytable and /etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard
exist.

If the problem is with the GUI, you may need to go into the
Mandriva Linux Control Center, to hardware, to configure
keyboard and mouse and select your keyboard. This will probably
be the same choices as drakkeyboard provided. You may also need
to go into the Desktop configuration tool (e.g. KDE Control)
and find the keyboard setting (perhaps under peripherals) and
reset things there.

FWIW, if trying the above does not clear things, please provide
some information that might allow a trouble-shooter to identify
potential problems. What was the MS rubbish installed? What
exactly resulted? What version of Mandriva are you using? What
desktop? Are there any error messages found in /var/log/messages
that would shed light on the problem? What is the model designator
for your keyboard? Do you have a regular keyboard for the machine
and did it work properly if plugged in?

Cheers!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user-unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.

Jim Beard wrote:
> Bob H wrote:
>> I have just had to re install the system bootloader onto my Mandriva
>> 2008 system due to a re install of a MS windows product, and now my
>> Logitech wireless keyboard is very unresponsive, ie it is very slow to
>> respond.
>> Before Mandriva boots up, the keyboard is ok, as it is in windows, but
>> after the desktop has loaded, I have to really press down on any key
>> to get it to appear. This is the same in any program I use including
>> trying to type in google.
>>
>> Any ideas please?
>
> The bootloader should have nothing to do with the keyboard.
> I do not understand what you mean by "Before Mandriva boots up,
> the keyboard is ok,...but after the desktop has loaded" bad news.
>
> Do you mean that after Mandriva (the operating system) has booted
> but before the graphic user interface (GUI -- probably KDE or
> GNOME) has loaded, the keyboard is ok? If so, the problem is
> in the GUI software.
>
What I mean is this: when my pc is first swithched on and the BIOS
screen appears the keyboard is ok, ie responsive. Then the GRUB menu
appears, and I arrow down to Mandriva 2008 which I installed before
Christmas 2007.
Mandriva 2008 boots up? and I press the ESC key to see the boot up
sequence/procedure/whatever.
Then the desktop (KDE) appears, and it is from there on that my
wireless keyboard becomes un responsive as described above.

> If the problem is with the OS,
So is it the OS that is the problem?
>
> Have you tried running drakkeyboard and reselecting your
> wireless keyboard?
Yes, and it made no difference
>
> Then perhaps look at the contents of
> /etc/sysconfig/keyboard and /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Check to make
> sure /etc/rc.d/init.d/keytable and /etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard
> exist.
I did, and they do
>
> If the problem is with the GUI, you may need to go into the
> Mandriva Linux Control Center, to hardware, to configure
> keyboard and mouse and select your keyboard. This will probably
> be the same choices as drakkeyboard provided. You may also need
> to go into the Desktop configuration tool (e.g. KDE Control)
> and find the keyboard setting (perhaps under peripherals) and
> reset things there.
I went into MCC and confgured my keyboard etc from there. I also went
into KDE Control/peripherals to reduce the type rate from 250 to 100
something/sec, but it made no difference
>
> FWIW, if trying the above does not clear things, please provide
> some information that might allow a trouble-shooter to identify
> potential problems. What was the MS rubbish installed? What
> exactly resulted? What version of Mandriva are you using? What
> desktop? Are there any error messages found in /var/log/messages
> that would shed light on the problem? What is the model designator
> for your keyboard? Do you have a regular keyboard for the machine
> and did it work properly if plugged in?

I tried a regular? PS2 logitech keyboard and it made no difference
again, in that it also was unresponsive or I should say any keypresses
did not immediately appear in any text boxes etc etc.

Anything else I should try?

Thanks
>
> Cheers!
>
> jim b.
>
> --
> UNIX is not user-unfriendly; it merely
> expects users to be computer-friendly.

Bob H wrote:

> I tried a regular? PS2 logitech keyboard and it made no difference
> again, in that it also was unresponsive or I should say any keypresses
> did not immediately appear in any text boxes etc etc.
>
> Anything else I should try?

Use an ascii editor to change line id:5:initdefault:
in /etc/inittab to id:3:initdefault:
Then reboot. You should come up with a login
terminal, rather than the kde GUI. See if the
keyboard works properly there. If so, KDE is
the culprit, and the problem may be in X11 in
the config files under /etc/X11 or in the
config files under /usr/share, but I have no
familiarity with that.

If the problem is with the OS, and exists when you
boot to run level 3, I would look at the BIOS settings
next, and then at config files under /etc
(cd /etc; grep -R kbd * and then grep -R keyboard *).

Beyond that, I am at a loss.

Good Luck!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user-unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.

Jarle Bremnes wrote:
> On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:54:00 +0000, Bob H wrote:
>
>> I tried a regular? PS2 logitech keyboard and it made no difference
>> again, in that it also was unresponsive or I should say any keypresses
>> did not immediately appear in any text boxes etc etc.
>>
>> Anything else I should try?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Any chance you may have activated 'slow keys' by accidentally pressing
> down on a key for several seconds? You can check in the KDE control
> centre under "regional & accessibility" - select third tab from left. (I
> do not have the exact English names available as I am set up with
> Norwegian, but the location should be the same.)
>
Thanks that did it.
If I deselect 'Sow keys' it is too fast, so I selected and adjusted the
slider. But its a bit tricky to get right.
Thanks again.

On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:54:00 +0000, Bob H wrote:

>
> I tried a regular? PS2 logitech keyboard and it made no difference
> again, in that it also was unresponsive or I should say any keypresses
> did not immediately appear in any text boxes etc etc.
>
> Anything else I should try?
>
> Thanks

Any chance you may have activated 'slow keys' by accidentally pressing
down on a key for several seconds? You can check in the KDE control
centre under "regional & accessibility" - select third tab from left. (I
do not have the exact English names available as I am set up with
Norwegian, but the location should be the same.)

--
Jarle - registered linux user #276465 - http://counter.li.org/

Bob H wrote:

> I have just had to re install the system bootloader onto my Mandriva
> 2008 system due to a re install of a MS windows product, and now my
> Logitech wireless keyboard is very unresponsive, ie it is very slow to
> respond.
> Before Mandriva boots up, the keyboard is ok, as it is in windows, but
> after the desktop has loaded, I have to really press down on any key to
> get it to appear. This is the same in any program I use including trying
> to type in google.
>
> Any ideas please?
> Thanks

That's strange my Logiteck wireless keyboard and mouse work fine in Man 2008
but I don't have windblows on my system. You might want to check your
batteries.

--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586

evodawg wrote:
> Bob H wrote:
>
>> I have just had to re install the system bootloader onto my Mandriva
>> 2008 system due to a re install of a MS windows product, and now my
>> Logitech wireless keyboard is very unresponsive, ie it is very slow to
>> respond.
>> Before Mandriva boots up, the keyboard is ok, as it is in windows, but
>> after the desktop has loaded, I have to really press down on any key to
>> get it to appear. This is the same in any program I use including trying
>> to type in google.
>>
>> Any ideas please?
>> Thanks
>
> That's strange my Logiteck wireless keyboard and mouse work fine in Man 2008
> but I don't have windblows on my system. You might want to check your
> batteries.
>

Yes it is because I have had Mandriva for about 7 months now and
everything was working fine until today. All I did was re install the
bootloader, then the keyboard went weird, but its ok now. See my post above.

If you don't come right with the above answers, then try holding in the shift key for about 10 sec, as you might have sticky /or slow keys enabled. That worked for me once