Keyboard Problems

lightwait · 10-25-2005, 02:58 PM

My wife has a 800 Mhz G4 IMAC with an apple keyboard.

When I plug her keyboard into another computer it all works fine. When I plug it directly into her IMAC the numbers above the letters work — the numbers on the number pad do not. When we use them they freeze whatever program she is in. The symbols on the number pad work, it is only the numbers that will not. We have not spilled anything on the keyboard. One day the numbers would not work. Other keyboards will not work they have the same difficulty.

I there a solution? Can you help? Please?

Blessings

trevor · 10-25-2005, 03:16 PM

Create a new user. Does the problem continue in the new user?

Trevor

JDV · 10-25-2005, 03:19 PM

It is obviously not a problem with the keyboard, since it works fine on other machines. And you haven't had any French Dip spill on it, either. So, the problem has to be with the Mac. You should probably start with resetting PRAM and NVRAM, or resetting Open Firmware to its defaults. I doubt that this is a very serious, although obviously a very annoying, problem, so I think the solution is likely to be fairly easy. I'm not entirely certain if there is a keyboard preferences file, but it seems likely that there is (and someone on this forum will know exactly where it is!), I'd suggest removing it and letting the system generat a new one.

Joe VanZandt

Las_Vegas · 10-25-2005, 04:48 PM

It could be your keyboard layout file. Try changing to the Unicode version of your keyboard in the International preferences. If that cures it, you may need to reinstall the /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/Roman.bundle file from another Mac or your Mac OS X install disc.

lightwait · 10-25-2005, 10:03 PM

Thank you all for your help!

I tried the bundle file, PRAM, everything suggested. Nothing different except New User worked!!!

Now, how do I get the number pad to work with the Admin User.

Blessings for your help ...

Las_Vegas · 10-26-2005, 12:25 AM

Try disposing of 'com.apple.universalaccess.plist' and 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' from the ~/Library/Preferences folder (~ = the account's home folder.).

lightwait · 10-26-2005, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Las_Vegas


	Try disposing of 'com.apple.universalaccess.plist' and 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' from the ~/Library/Preferences folder (~ = the account's home folder.).

Las Vegas made it work — from my heart, I thank you all for your imput.

Blessings

10-25-2005, 02:58 PM	#1
lightwait Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 136	Keyboard Problems My wife has a 800 Mhz G4 IMAC with an apple keyboard. When I plug her keyboard into another computer it all works fine. When I plug it directly into her IMAC the numbers above the letters work — the numbers on the number pad do not. When we use them they freeze whatever program she is in. The symbols on the number pad work, it is only the numbers that will not. We have not spilled anything on the keyboard. One day the numbers would not work. Other keyboards will not work they have the same difficulty. I there a solution? Can you help? Please? Blessings

10-25-2005, 03:16 PM	#2
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 16,715	Create a new user. Does the problem continue in the new user? Trevor __________________ Eight steps to Internet unpopularity - Chris Breen.

10-25-2005, 04:48 PM	#4
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	It could be your keyboard layout file. Try changing to the Unicode version of your keyboard in the International preferences. If that cures it, you may need to reinstall the /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/Roman.bundle file from another Mac or your Mac OS X install disc. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

10-25-2005, 10:03 PM	#5
lightwait Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 136	Thank you all for your help! I tried the bundle file, PRAM, everything suggested. Nothing different except New User worked!!! Now, how do I get the number pad to work with the Admin User. Blessings for your help ... Last edited by lightwait; 10-25-2005 at 10:10 PM.

10-26-2005, 12:25 AM	#6
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	Try disposing of 'com.apple.universalaccess.plist' and 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' from the ~/Library/Preferences folder (~ = the account's home folder.). __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

10-25-2005, 03:19 PM	#3
JDV Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,194	It is obviously not a problem with the keyboard, since it works fine on other machines. And you haven't had any French Dip spill on it, either. So, the problem has to be with the Mac. You should probably start with resetting PRAM and NVRAM, or resetting Open Firmware to its defaults. I doubt that this is a very serious, although obviously a very annoying, problem, so I think the solution is likely to be fairly easy. I'm not entirely certain if there is a keyboard preferences file, but it seems likely that there is (and someone on this forum will know exactly where it is!), I'd suggest removing it and letting the system generat a new one. Joe VanZandt

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