Public bug reported: This might be a kernel bug. When using the activate/deactivate button on the touchpad the input spits out '=' characters until next keypress.
Hardware: Laptop - Compaq presario A960 lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) Release: 8.10 uname -a: Linux glossy 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 17 22:24:30 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux dmesg: [ 3140.170312] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x71 on isa0060/serio0). [ 3140.170328] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes 71 <keycode>' to make it known. [ 3169.105642] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x71 on isa0060/serio0). [ 3169.105656] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes 71 <keycode>' to make it known. [ 3216.183136] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x71 on isa0060/serio0). [ 3216.183153] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes 71 <keycode>' to make it known. xev: KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x7d, subw 0x0, time 3469116, (-461,635), root:(466,661), state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffbd, KP_Equal), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x7d, subw 0x0, time 3469616, (-461,635), root:(466,661), state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffbd, KP_Equal), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x7d, subw 0x0, time 3469616, (-461,635), root:(466,661), state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffbd, KP_Equal), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x7d, subw 0x0, time 3469652, (-461,635), root:(466,661), state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffbd, KP_Equal), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "=" XFilterEvent returns: False X.org.0.log: (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.15.2 (--) Synaptics Touchpad auto-dev sets device to /dev/input/event11 (II) Synaptics Touchpad: x-axis range 0 - 1023 (II) Synaptics Touchpad: y-axis range 0 - 767 (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11" (**) Option "SHMConfig" "true" (**) Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0" (--) Synaptics Touchpad touchpad found (**) Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" (**) Synaptics Touchpad: always reports core events (II) evaluating device (Synaptics Touchpad) (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Synaptics Touchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD) (II) Synaptics Touchpad: x-axis range 0 - 1023 (II) Synaptics Touchpad: y-axis range 0 - 767 (--) Synaptics Touchpad touchpad found (II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation (II) LoadModule: "evdev" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 2.0.99 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1 (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0" (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE) (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200 (II) config/hal: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.15.2 (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023 (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767 (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11" (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD) (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023 (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767 (WW) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint can't grab event device, errno=16 (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found (II) config/hal: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events (**) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event10" (II) PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes (II) PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons (II) PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Mouse" (type: MOUSE) (**) PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 (**) PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200 (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1" (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_rules: "evdev" (**) Option "xkb_model" "presario" (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_model: "presario" (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no" (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_layout: "no" (**) Option "xkb_options" "grp:alts_toggle" (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_options: "grp:alts_toggle" ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- touchpad bug: atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x71 on isa0060/serio0) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs