[SOLVED] keys stopped functioning

[jmadero]

Hi All,

I noticed last week that my number keys (not the ones on top but the second set that requires the push of fn+#) stopped working. I then just noticed that my numbers on my external USB keyboard also don't work. Pressing num lock does nothing.

Any ideas how to fix this? I use them for work so having them off is troublesome to say the least Thanks all

[kmitnick]

can you post the content of
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

[jmadero]

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Mon Nov 3 08:46:46 UTC 2008

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Gateway FPD2185W"
HorizSync 31.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce Go 7900 GS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "TwinView" "0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "TwinView" "1"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1680x1050 +0+0, DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +1680+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1680x1050 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[elija]

Does your keyboard have a key marked F-Lock? If so push it and see if that fixes it.

[jmadero]

Okay so I've pinpointed it more:

elija -- F-lock does nothing

It's user specific so it must be something in my home folder. I created a test user and the keys work no problem. So my question now....what do I do? It must be in some config file but I don't want to just start randomly guessing which one. Thanks all

[Hal343]

Could you use the new user to read /var/log for error messages?

[jmadero]

I ended up brute forcing it. Needed to get it working so I deleted a ton of config files....lost my setup for quite a few things so I spent a lot of time last night getting it all back together. I wish I had the time to figure out exactly what happened but I just needed it to work for work purposes. Thanks all!