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Is there any application for key blocking testing?

How can I automate testing for key blocking? I can hardly imaginge a way to fully automate the testing in software since it's the hardware that needs checking. But are there any way to at least ...
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The FN Keys on Ubuntu 12.04 on the HP 655 Notebook are not working!

Is there any way to get the FN-Keys working on Ubuntu 12.04 for the HP 655? The other hardware seems to work fine.
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Tilt of laptop causing “Unknown key pressed” syslog entries

While trying to figure out another crash on a new HP Probook 4340s, Ubuntu 12.04, I noticed my syslog was getting continuously spammed by this: Jan 14 06:50:02 localhost kernel: [ 1070.536686] atkbd ...
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Keyboard problems with Samsung N150 Plus netbook

I have a problem with a Samsung N150 Plus netbook. I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. There seems to be a general problem with the keyboard: Arrow keys produce escape sequences instead of moving the cursor. ...
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random keys not working on laptop

I noticed today that my laptop's keyboard started misbehaving today, and there is a number of keys that won't work. If I plug an external USB keyboard, everything seems to work fine. I would like to ...
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Pressing the Eject key on Apple keyboard makes the keyboard stop responding

Whenever I [accidentally] press the Eject key on my Apple keyboard, I see a eject notification message on screen; and then the keyboard stops responding. The only key I can press and get any sort of ...
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Logitech Wireless Keyboard & mouse not working aftesr upgrade to 12.04?

I upgraded my Dell Dimension 9200C to 12.04 Precise Pangolin with no issues, I ran it fine for a night but when I went back in a couple days later my Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350 and M510 mouse ...
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Logitech K750 not working

I brought new Logitech K750 keyboard. When I insert wireless unifying receiver to my laptop, I was expecting that some software utility will pop up for installation but all in vain. I rebooted the ...
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No tilde and no caret on german keyboard

In the course of a 11.10 install I lost network connect. So I skipped retrieving update packages and completed install, doing upgrade in the newly installed system. Everything is working fine, but the ...
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How to enable the Hp QuickPlay buttons?

I have an Hp pavilion dv2000 and it has a pretty nice blue buttons over the keyboard, some are for multimedia (which work perfectly), and other two are for launch a DVD application and a multimedia ...
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“Sticky key”-like bug, KeyPress/Release events repeat indefinitely [closed]

I have had this bug for a long a time and have been unable to research a solution. If not a solution, some ideas of what other methods I could take to determine the exact cause would be helpful. ...
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Activate “F-lock” key on start up

Hardware: Logitech Access Keyboard, PS2, 867209-0102 I would love to be able to activate the "F-lock" key on start up (using rc.local or so). xev didn't show me the key command - is there an other ...
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Where can I buy a keyboard with an Ubuntu logo on the super key?

Anyone knows where I can get a keyboard to buy with the Ubuntu logo on the super key? If not where can I get some durable small plastic Ubuntu logos about 8 to 9 mm in diameter that I can use to glue ...
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Sometimes keyboard & touchpad work… sometimes not [closed]

When I first ran Ubuntu from CD on this Dell Inspiron 2650, it worked for about ten to fifteen minutes, then it hung (I was probably trying to do too much at once from a Live CD). The next time, my ...
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Browser automatically refreshes and Home folder window opens

I am facing a very strange problem. Out of the blue, my browser starts refreshing itself infinitely. My first guess was firefox is messing up. I installed chrome. But, it happens in chrome as well. ...
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How to light up back-lit keyboard?

I recently got a backlit keyboard, and I LOVE to write late at night. But I cannot for the life of me figure out how to light it up...It lights up when first plugged in, but nothing happens after ...
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How do I stop keyboard lights from flashing? [closed]

I installed Kubuntu 10.10 on my notebook (model LG r480-3700). The keyboard (wi-fi, sound and srs controls) lights keep flashing. Is there a way to configure them?
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Numeric keypad not working

I am running Ubuntu 10.04, fully updated, from an external USB hard drive. Everything works really well, except the keyboard. The numeric keypad is not working. The keys don't do anything, with or ...