Unable to get Shift key to work

[joegumbo]

Hi,

I'm in the middle of an install, and I just discovered that my Shift key doesn't work. (Neither Shift key) So, if i need to type a command using a _ or a capital letter, I cannot. It worked OK before with other Linuxes.

This is on a ProStar Model 2794 laptop.

Thanks,
-Joe G.

[cyblord]

did you set the correct (eg. english US) keymap?

[joegumbo]

More info...

Letter key gives me lower case.
Shift + letter key still gives me lower case.
Caps Lock + letter key gives me upper case.

Caps Lock + underscore "_" gives me "-" .
Shift Key + Caps Lock + "-" still gives me " - ".

I cannot get underscore no matter what.

[joegumbo]

I simply let Gentoo do its thing. No option was given for keyboard selection, so I assumed it used the default US Keyboard.

Thanks,
-Joe

[joegumbo]

I'm trying Slackware on here to test for a hardware error.

I'll report back.

Thanks,
-Joe

[joegumbo]

It's a HW error with my keyboard.

Thanks, -Joe

[Inodoro_Pereyra]

Meanwhile you can always use the autocomplete feature wich comes with *almost* any shell typping the first one or two letters and hitting TAB twice.

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[joegumbo]

Hello Inodoro_Pereyra,

I'll make a note of it.

Thanks,
Joe