Hi Joan,
I did not respond to your original message because I was not sure I understood your lingo.
Re-reading it now, maybe "kicked it out passing by" means you tripped on the wire and pulled it out of the jack?
It's USB right? Pulling it out while the computer is running ( and plugging it back in) should not cause any harm, regardless of what operating system it is. (although I've never heard of Zorin Linux)
Also, not sure what "I tried an IBM model with no WinXP support for now, so at least the port is still good" means.
Does that mean you tried a IBM model keyboard? What does "no WinXP support" have to do with a keyboard?
The IBM worked, (right?) which is why you said "at least the port is still good."
So I'm still not sure what your question is.
You said your USB keyboard does not work, and you tried a different one, which did work, so you were planning to go buy a new keyboard/mouse combo.
As for which ones work well with a 4 port USB hub, I have no idea, so could not answer you on that.
In you latest message, you said the keyboard worked in another computer, so therefore the keyboard is OK.
You asked if it would work in a different USB port in the original computer, if you had one ... there's no way for us to know that. It should.
Apparently you don't have another USB port to try it in (in the original computer), so the question is moot.
As you've shown that the keyboard is good, when you plug the keyboard into the original computer, and it doesn't work, then you've somehow damaged the computer, not the keyboard.
Perhaps one of the internal pins in the USB jack is bent out of place? Again, we cannot tell from here.
Can you plug a PS/2 keyboard into the original computer? (you said something about PS/2, but I couldn't follow your thought). Does it work?
Do you have an expansion slot available where you could install a PCI to USB card?
Are there extra connectors on the motherboard for additional USB jacks?
rogerX
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, Joan Leach <jleach728@...> wrote:
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> Since no one replied, I thought I'd update this:
> No, the keyboard worked on another tower in both Linux Live CD mode and on WinXP. Guess I'll ask over on Ubuntu if this is a bug with Zorin, or a USB quirk with all Linux.
> I know pulling out a PS2 plug for mouse or keyboard and sticking in a USB one would allow me to keep working. Would plugging in the same keyboard in a different USB plug allowed it to work, if I would have had one available?
> I looked at some WI-FI combos at Wal-Mart...the word chicklet came to mind. I'll continue to look...
> Joan in Reno
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> --- On Fri, 12/16/11, Joan Leach <jleach728@...> wrote:
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> From: Joan Leach <jleach728@...>
> Subject: [Simply Computers] Did I kill my USB keyboard?
> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, December 16, 2011, 8:08 PM
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> Guess I'll be looking for a WI-FI combo unit now, since I kicked it out passing by, from my Dual-Xeon running Zorin Linux. I plugged it in again, no good, powered down, still no good. I tried an IBM model with no WinXP support for now, so at least the port is still good.
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> I plan on plugging the WI-FI combo into into a 4-port USB sharing device, so I can share it with some other towers.
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> Any thoughts, will the keyboard be good on another system? Is Logitech still a good brand with Linux, Windows, KVM or other sharing devices? I was hoping for a back-lit WI-FI keyboard, but I don't see many online.
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