[ILUG-Cochin.org] mechanical keyboard needed

[Jos Collin, ILUG]

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:34:52 -0800 (PST)
Mahesh Aravind <ra_mahesh at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Its pretty heavy, but sturdy, and smooth for typing. I learned Emacs
> on it :) But it has some problem with Linux, not sure what. Sometime,
> it just disappears (no keyboard echo), sometime, it causes kernel
> panic. So that won't be my 1st choice.
> 

Dirt can cause the no echo. I would recommend you to clean the
keyboard. Disassemble the keyboard COMPLETELY. Clean everything in it
with soap and water, except the circuit. Then assemble it.

You may find rivets inside the keyboard. This is used to hold the parts
tightly. If there are rivets then break it and reassemble the keyboard
using nuts and bolts after the cleaning is done.

Thanks,
Jos Collin