[IAEP] Alternate Characters

[Walter Bender]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Caryl Bigenho<cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am working on getting the M-stock machines I received working so that I
> can check them out to folks when I do my "Roadshows."  I checked out one to
> my Chinese teacher in CA. I wanted her 9-yr-old daughter to try it, but her
> 3-yr-old son is monopolizing it and probably destroying it too :-(.  Five
> more went to folks who came to my presentation at the Bozeman MT LUG  last
> week.  I could have checked out more, but so far that is all I have working
> at this time.
> One I still have to fix has a strange problem.  It seems simple, but I don't
> know what to try.  I have already reflashed the machine and updated the
> software to 802. It will only write in the alternate characters shown on
> some of the keys (like the ñ).  Could it be that the : "alt gr" key is
> stuck?  Is there an easy fix for this one?  I have 2 XOs with screens that
> are gone (like 1/2 black)  that I could use for parts if I need to, but I
> was wondering if anyone knew of an easier way than swapping the keyboard.
> Thanks,
> Caryl
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I am not sure what an M-stock machine is, but it does sound to me like
a physical keyboard problem. Changing the keyboard is not the easiest
repair on an OLPC XO, but it is doable. Likely if you just ease back a
bit on the pressure of the plastic shell on the keyboard, the problem
will resolve. There are instructions somewhere on the OLPC wiki.

Good luck.

-walter


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Walter Bender
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