It might be worth checking you are using the latest BIOS version. There may have been keyboard mapping or fan related changes in a BIOS update.

For test purposes what happens if you boot up Fedora 10 from a CD or USB stick? Are any other devices connected when you have the problem?

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Lalit Dhiri
Linux the root to no GPFs





> To: fedora-laptop-list@redhat.com
> From: jim@duda.tzo.com
> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:11:22 -0500
> Subject: Laptop Keyboard asdf, jkl;, enter disabled on boot up
>
> I have a very weird problem.
>
> Compaq Presario F500. Only about a year old.
>
> Recently (past few weeks), whenever I boot up, the following
> keys are non responsive; asdfjkl; and the enter key.
>
> If I wait a few minutes, like 3 or 4 minutes, they start
> working. If I restart a couple of times, they start
> working too, however, I think this is the same 3-4
> minute delay.
>
> It would appear to be a hardware problem (bad keyboard),
> however, once the keys start working, I never have another
> problem, until the next reboot.
>
> Could there be some software issue here?
>
> I really like the laptop, works well, I really don't
> want to take it apart unless I have to.
>
> Jim
>
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