Severe keyboard failure - SuperJer Forum

Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

2007 Oct 19 • 5486
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So last night I was playing Supreme Commander 2 (I managed to get it for £13, how awesome is that!) and at a certain stage my laptop must have overheated or something because it turned itself off. Completely. I was somewhat disappointed and restarted, becoming somewhat surprised when it transpired that my keyboard no longer worked. So, hard restart again, still nothing, loads Ubuntu by default. I've forgotten all my Linux know-how so I restart this time with a flatmate's keyboard plugged in. Windows doesn't get anything from it either but tells me that the driver thinks it is working fine - clearly not the case. This morning I was going to an interview; I had one last check - nothing. Just coming in a few minutes ago I tried turning it on without turning on the power supply, i.e. run the thing on battery. And it works. I don't know why. I don't know why it stopped working.

Conclusion: I find that sometimes I hate computers.

I give a little into the moment like I'm standing at the edge (I know)
That no-one's gonna turn me 'round
Just one more step, I could let go

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2010 May 20 at 10:37 UTC