On 2008-09-28, Redshoes hit the keyboard and wrote:

> I have XP and have downloaded Ubuntu, burned a CD, installed it. Now I get a
> dual boot option when booting: "Use arrows to choose XP or Ubuntu". However,
> my arrows do not work. I cannot move the cursor away from XP just one line
> down to Ubuntu! Can anyone help? redshoes702@yahoo.com
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If you post to a newsgroup, be prepared to read the followup
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OK on what type of PC is this happening? Lap-Top or Desktop?
But when you installed it, the keys were working? Could be
when you installed it, you selected the wrong keyboard (or
layout). When you put in the Ubuntu-CD and start it "live"
do you still have the same problem?

If not you could copy the created /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Don't hesitate to give more Information then help is just
around the corner.... :-)



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Dragomir Kollaric
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>> Bernard Baily <<

Dragomir Kollaric wrote:


> If not you could copy the created /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

I think Redshoes is having a problem with the grub menu, so that is not
relevent. Could it be some funny with a usb keyboard? I wonder if any of
the keys work?

Pete

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On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:42:46 +0100, Peter Chant wrote:

> Dragomir Kollaric wrote:
>
>
>> If not you could copy the created /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
>
> I think Redshoes is having a problem with the grub menu, so that is not
> relevent. Could it be some funny with a usb keyboard? I wonder if any
> of the keys work?
>
> Pete
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> http://www.petezilla.co.uk

If it is a USB Keyboard it may be that the bios settings need to be
adjusted to insure that the keyboard is active when the menu comes up. A
way to check this is by hitting your number lock or caps key and looking
for the lights going on and off. Unfortunately, I do not remember exactly
what the settings are, but you could poke around in the USB settings and
I believe it is something in the neighborhood of enable legend usb. I
could probably find it, but am a bit lazy this morning. Maybe someone
else knows exactly what the setting would be? It's not hard to find cause
I had to do it also.

"Redshoes" wrote in message
news:48df51a1$0$15877$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.d k...
>I have XP and have downloaded Ubuntu, burned a CD, installed it. Now I get
>a dual boot option when booting: "Use arrows to choose XP or Ubuntu".
>However, my arrows do not work. I cannot move the cursor away from XP just
>one line down to Ubuntu! Can anyone help? redshoes702@yahoo.com
>
>


Get rid of that ubuntu BS.
If you wanna type , get a typewriter.

If you want a PC, get Windows.
Use the PC you paid for.
Or listen to these commie wackos

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On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:14:12 +0000, gregg wrote:

>
> If it is a USB Keyboard it may be that the bios settings need to be
> adjusted to insure that the keyboard is active when the menu comes up.

There's a BIOS setting in my machine for 'Enable legacy USB support' the
OP should look to see if s/he has something similar.