On 7 October 2012 14:25, Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@...> wrote: > On Sunday 07 of October 2012 10:52:47 Lisi Reisz wrote: >> I am running: >> Trinity 3.5.13 updated with Slavek's patches >> Squeeze >> LXDE installed and used when essential >> I have just run aptitude update. There were no upgrades. There were >> 2 yesterday. >> >> My keyboard has disappeared in Trinity. There is obviously nothing >> wrong with the keyboard(s), both PS2 and USB, both of which I have >> tried, or the connection to the motherboard, since keyboards work in >> the BIOS, gdm and LXDE. >> >> This situation is made worse for me by the fact that k*-trinity >> applications, with the exception of Konqueror, will not run in LXDE. >> There is no KWrite, and I do not find Nano a long term acceptable >> substitute, and I can run neither KMail nor Amarok. Not only are >> these applications not in the menu, they will not run in the console, >> with error message "command not found". >> >> What have I done to upset Trinity?? And how do I persuade it to >> function for me again?? There is obviously a problem with my imported >> home. Other people for whom I have installed Trinity, but who had >> little or no previous data, have ridden off into the sunset. But what >> problem, where? >> >> Lisi >> > > Lisi, > > your problem with the keyboard reminds me that I once had a broken > keyboard in Trinity 3.5.12 on the machine my parents. On a text console > worked without problems. The KDM worked without problems, but after > logging into their profile did not work. > > Probably not comforted you - it was something in the profile. Although > Trinity 3.5.12 used for more than a year, suddenly "something" happened > and keyboard just did not work. > > When I put away the profile and started with the new, the keyboard works. > Gradually, I put back to profile important settings (kmail, kopete, > bookmarks,...) and keyboard still works. Unfortunately, I did not go into > such detail, and so I not find causes. > > Note: Under LXDE TDE programs can not run, because TDE is not set in the > system PATH. TDE into PATH usually adds startkde. Try: > > export PATH=/opt/trinity/bin:$PATH > export KDEDIR=/opt/trinity > export KDEHOME=$HOME/.trinity > > ...and then run TDE programs. > > Slavek Hi, Slávek! I didn't see this until after I had replied to Julius's post. Did I say how much I dislike the Gmail interface? :-( I shall certainly try both your suggestions. Thank you very much for them. Lisi