[ltp] Re: Weird keyboard problem

[Daniel Pittman]

On 21 Oct 2004, Ted Cook wrote:
> I'm having a very weird problem with my T42. I have a mini-dock, and 
> haven't used it off the dock for quite some time. When I remove it from
> the dock, some of my keys do not work properly. Specifically, the u, i, 
> o, p, j, k, l, etc. all become mapped to the alternative values printed 
> in the lower right corner of the key. For example, when I depress the u, 
> I get a 4, when I press the i a 5.
>
> This happens both under Linux (Xandros) and XP. When placed back in the
> mini-dock, the keys on both the standard and my external keyboard 
> function properly.
>
> One other note, it appears the keys function properly at the login 
> prompt, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to type my password.
>
> I hope there is a simple and quick fix for this, as I am leaving town 
> tomorrow, and I was counting on using this on the road.

You have the 'numlock' key on; those are the keys that remap to that.

Hit either shift-scrlk or fn-scrlk and it should go away nicely. :)

    Daniel
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