raymac46 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 So the grandkids have been complaining about playing games on my Linux desktop - they don't like the fact that the keyboard and mouse wires keep getting tangled and slowing them down. I got some cash at Christmas so I decided to splurge and buy a wireless combo instead. It's a Logitech MK520 - very nice. Plugged in the little unified input dongle and fired up the machine. The mouse didn't work until I remembered to switch it on. The keyboard wouldn't type anything - oh no, this thing isn't Linux compatible I bet. But it had to be, the mouse was working. Turned out I put one of the batteries for the keyboard in backwards. Sometimes my IT brilliance amazes me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It does happen though. Trust me, I work in IT doing tech support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 At least you were able to troubleshoot your problems. Some posters on forums, don't think to do that. You have to lead them step by step through checking things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewmur Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 So the grandkids have been complaining about playing games on my Linux desktop - they don't like the fact that the keyboard and mouse wires keep getting tangled and slowing them down. I got some cash at Christmas so I decided to splurge and buy a wireless combo instead. It's a Logitech MK520 - very nice. Plugged in the little unified input dongle and fired up the machine. The mouse didn't work until I remembered to switch it on. The keyboard wouldn't type anything - oh no, this thing isn't Linux compatible I bet. But it had to be, the mouse was working. Turned out I put one of the batteries for the keyboard in backwards. Sometimes my IT brilliance amazes me. Only Sheldon Cooper would claim to be too smart to have made that mistake. And he'd be wrong!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 to errr is human, but to frogive is devine. Temmu, I think you mean divine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 mac, it was a tongue-in-check post. Temmu spelled err with too many letter r's, on purpose (or as Temmu might say on porpoise). He also typed frogive in place of forgive, on purpose. So his misspelling of divine was spot on to go with the other inaccuracies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewmur Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 awww, zlim you remembered my porpoise! I thnk your porpoise if flipper than my porpoise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I was sirprised (on porpoise) that you did not type two errr is Hunan, two frogive devine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewmur Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I was sirprised (on porpoise) that you did not type two errr is Hunan, two frogive devine You spelled that wrong. It should be "too err". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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