*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 41427 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41427
I had this issue with my keyboard not working, and I read this bug report and
thought that this was it - but no! Although it gave me some clues.
What happenden to me was that NUMLOCK was turned on (!!!) the
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 41427 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41427
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 41427
slow keys can turn on surreptitiously cause confusion.
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keyboard not working after logging in via gdm due toslow keys feature being
accidentally
Bryce: I suppose it's plausible the slow keys feature was the reason,
although I as I said in the original report, this was related to playing
with upstart/sysvinit. I'm pretty certain I didn't visit the slow keys
dialog box, but at this point, three Ubuntu releases later, I can't
really confirm
I just tried it again, and I think I've found the underlying issue. As I
disabled the option 'Keyboard Preferences' - 'Allow to turn
accessibility features on and off from the keyboard', I had to
reactivate this to test it.
As I now know, the required action is to hold SHIFT for 8 seconds to
Thanks Miguel, Martin, and ethanay for identifying and confirming the
problem is with the slow keys accessibility feature; I've updated the
title. @Juri, if you're still tracking this bug it would be helpful if
you concur with this analysis.
Could someone propose what the next step should be for
