[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2022-09-13 Thread Timo Denissen
Still happens on Ubuntu 20.04 with a Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 2 (and the proposed OEM kernel). Workaround/fix for the issue is plugging in a USB keyboard. After that the issue is gone and the external keyboard can be unplugged again, -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2022-01-08 Thread Andrew Yakovlev
I have a keyboard a4tech KV-300h and the bug reproduce on windows too. I have already tried to replace to another a new keyboard. The problem isn't gone. I found out if I use embedded USB port of keyboard to connect a mouse then the problem reproduce very often. Also I tested my keyboard on

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2019-07-03 Thread Serge Stroobandt
It is notable to see so much Fujitsu Siemens hardware affected. I have the same issue with the onboard USB 2.0 of a Fujitsu Siemens P710 E90+ Intel i5 3470 desktop computer. The problem occurs with any of my Varmilo VA88M keyboards, but not with a Cherry Cymotion G-224. The Varmilo keyboards

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2019-01-27 Thread vak
The bug is still here in Ubuntu 18.04.1 on Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 (last available BIOS for my model is installed) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2019-01-07 Thread Felipe Butcher
wow! see this was opened in 2007. just googled this from the future (i am in 2018) and found this. using ubuntu 18. found that what was causing it in my case was a clipboard manager i use here. closing the clipboard manager stopped the bleeding. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2018-04-06 Thread Mehmet Soyturk
I'm sorry for flooding this thread, but I have more experience to share. After another reboot in "clocksource=jiffies" mode, I saw that 1 OS second passes in real 0.5 seconds. But the rest of the system was pretty stable. Keyboard auto-repeat was twice as fast, but did not get triggered

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2018-04-06 Thread Mehmet Soyturk
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[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2018-04-06 Thread Mehmet Soyturk
I'm not sure whether it gives any information, but here is some output from journalctl, where the bug happens (no "clocksource=jiffies" boot option is used): $ journalctl -k | grep clocksource clocksource: refined-jiffies: mask: 0x max_cycles: 0x, max_idle_ns: 7645519600211568

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2018-04-06 Thread Mehmet Soyturk
(Note: I intentionally don't fix repeated characters cccassee by that issue in my message below) I'm affected by ttthhhee sssame issue. Initially I have installed Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS. While installing it, I had to add the boot parameter "acpi=off" in grub

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-11-30 Thread Abhirav Kumar
I have a lead may be Given scenario I have my keyboard stuck (i.e. I can't do andything with my keyboard) I suspend my laptop using mouse and voilà my keyboard is working again Hope this helps!!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-07-07 Thread Vyacheslav
in my situation - keyboard imitated of clicking '1', '2', '3' etc. even if I didn't work on keyboard and mouse for 30 min to several hours. The symbols that were stucked (imitated) didn't repet the symbols I manually typed before. The bug appeared more often when RealVNC server or TeamViewer

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-07-07 Thread Vyacheslav
thank you all for help! as I already understood - in this topic users reports about DIFFERENT bugs (but the same sympthoms) - if you are lazy to read this topic above: 1) if your dmesg log contains USB errors ('reset low speed USB device' or other) - try to physically unplug USB devices (mayby

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-07-04 Thread Vyacheslav
also found this bug after installing (at the middle of June 2014) fresh copy of ubuntu-14.04-beta2-server-amd64.iso AND NOTHING ELSE! (no KDE, Gnome etc.) predominantly arbitrarily keys presses digit '1', digit '2', digit '3', left and right arrows and Enter. My Ubuntu is installed at sda7 of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-06-06 Thread Vyacheslav
also found this bug (keyboard imitates of pressing '1', '2', '3' and Enter) after installing of fresh copy of ubuntu 14.04 stable x64 server and when installing xorg and kubuntu-desktop meta package also found this bug after installing of fresh copy of ubuntu 12.04.4 stable x64 server and when

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-05-14 Thread new4u
Dear developers, maybe a information that helps localize the error: It is intermittent, and obviously related to a very few packages. The last days, it did not occur, and now since I updated (from 13th to 14th of May 2014) from the sources trusty-security, -updates, -proposed and -backports, the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-05-02 Thread new4u
Dear all, just wanted to add: Also in 14.04 64bit the error is present, multiple times a day. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2014-03-22 Thread new4u
Update for 14.04 beta 64 bit: The same error still also in this version... I think this error, which really impedes productivity, will be turning me away from Ubuntu. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-10-20 Thread Hồng Quân
Another workaround for me is to login to text console (not graphical UI) and remove all settings in home folder. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-10-18 Thread Hồng Quân
Yes, me too, Ubuntu 13.10 :'( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-10-11 Thread Artyom Kazak
I’ve never experienced this problem on 13.04, but strangely enough, it happens very often to me with 13.10. Laptop’s keyboard works fine, but Bluetooth one stutters every now and then. ** Tags added: saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-09-10 Thread Peter M
Just chiming in to say that this bug affects me too. Asus K55n laptop with Ubuntu 13.04. It randomly acts like sticky keys are enabled. A minute ago I hit ctrl and it acted as if I was holding ctrl until I logged out. Extremely annoying! -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-08-12 Thread Rizwan
I feel the same as new4u, I have been having this keyboard problem and its really irritating. I use ubuntu as my main development machine. I left the mac cause I loved working on this, but with this problem, I guess I will go back. I have an i5 Asus machine running Ubuntu 13.04. I have upgraded my

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-06-07 Thread new4u
Dear developers, I really would like to stress this issue. Only tonight I had to reboot my machine 3 times due to this issue. It is a MAJOR impediment in working. The key-stucks happened in gedit, and Gummi tonight. So it seems not attached to a specific application. Despite I am not able to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-04-24 Thread Mahdi
I feel the same as new4u, I have the problem in 13.04 beta more than ever, even after I disabled key press repeat in Prefrences - Keyboard, I have this problem. I used `xset r off` right now, gonna see if key repeat occurs or not. P.S: Sorry for my bad English. -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-04-18 Thread new4u
In 13.04 (beta) 64bit it occurs more frequently again than I noticed it in 12.10. This last time it even occured in a Win7-guest in Virtualbox. Almost same hardware as before, just graphics soundcard changed. My Hardware: Asus P7P55D Intel i5 750 8GB RAM ATI HD 7850 SATA-HDDs USB-Logitech Mouse

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-02-24 Thread Daniel J Blueman
I've been observing this happen once a week across a wide range of x86 systems with USB keyboards in the last (5?) years. Since I've observed it in the virtual terminal and have never observed this with PS/2 keyboards, I suspect there is an event race condition in the USB input stack, eg a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-02-22 Thread Chris Wilson
** No longer affects: hundredpapercuts -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-02-22 Thread essl
Hmmm... Just noticed that I don't have it anymore... Dell XPS 17 openSuSE 12.2 Linux xps 3.4.11-2.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 26 17:05:00 UTC 2012 (259fc87) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux KDE Platform Version 4.8.5 (4.8.5) release 2 X.Org X Server 1.12.3 -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2013-02-10 Thread new4u
It is still in 12.10. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2012-04-14 Thread Marius Kotsbak
** Tags added: oneiric precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2012-02-22 Thread Cinquero
Ubuntu Precise yesterday showed similar symptoms: numlock LED was insanely blinking, at times no keyboard input was possible on two of three connected keyboards, and additionally, the mouse cursor was being dragged down. Maybe this is related to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-12-16 Thread Wojciech Musial
I also experienced the exact symptoms of the bug, combined with a bunch of other problems (sound crackling, system freezes). This workaround fixed it all together for me (ubuntu 10.04, 2.6.32-36-generic): http://jannepikkarainen.fi/clocksourcejiffies-ja-ubuntu-910-hidastumiset-pois Quote: ---

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-12-15 Thread Moritz Winter
Im still experiencing this in 11.10 and removing gnome-applet-sensors or the unity counterpart (see comment #151) works for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-12-15 Thread Moritz Winter
^^ Sorry, its comment #157 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-09-14 Thread parq
@Marius, I'm gueesing about a motherboard issue. I'm going to change it an try. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-08-15 Thread new4u
To me, this happens as well, using Lucid Lynx 64 bit. Even if the PS/2-keyboard is unplugged, the key which decided to get stuck keeps repeating. What I would like to point out: It only happens when tpying in forms displayed of Firefox (so NOT during any other application of Ubuntu), and then

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 12 May 2011, at 11:23, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: As I mentioned earlier, this was on the agenda for the xserver wishlist bugs session at UDS, and was discussed yesterday.  From reviewing the current status of the bug here

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 11 May 2011, at 17:30, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: @James, aha, as I suspected.  Thanks for checking that.  Those interested in seeing development towards a fix for this issue can focus on that branch. -- You received

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 7 May 2011, at 14:51, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Bug #770680 has an interesting patch. Not sure if that solves more than problems with volume keys. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 20 May 2011, at 16:48, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Thanks Bryce, I did end up replacing the laptop, and it will be a little while before I have access to the affected machine again (it now resides in the attic at my parents'

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 11 May 2011, at 15:44, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Bryce Harrington (bryce) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Papercutters,

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 13:50, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Japp, that is the same I see, but the freedesktop describe it as you need to restart X server to stop it. And some see the bug using USB keyboard too, but for me only with the

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 12:35, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: This is a two-part reply to Bryce Harrington's comment #294. 1.) I really have to take issue with your statement that it's a minor annoyance (rather than an X lockup or crash). When

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 13:07, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I guess the problem is that there are more than one symptoms contained in this bug and probably more than one bug in possibly xorg and the kernel. The best would probably be to

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 30 Apr 2011, at 10:30, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Well, I've just been in touch with Ajax. I asked if he knew about any experimental thread-based branches: There's http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~ajax/xserver/log/?h=input-thread-v3

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 23 Apr 2011, at 19:52, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts   Importance: Undecided   Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Papercutters, which is

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 29 Apr 2011, at 14:11, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: james_mcl: find/open a separate bug for your particular hardware then. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Papercutters, which is subscribed to

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 22:26, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Bryce, thanks for your insight into this. While starting to investigate this problem, I made a very interesting discovery and possibly solved the issue (at least drastically

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 22:59, Marius Kotsbak 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Regarding the bug severity, I can only agree on that given that we have the workaround of disabling keyboard repeat in the X server settings. Without that, depending on the

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 29 Apr 2011, at 13:49, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: In answer to post 310, Bryce, I'm sorry but there's a serious misunderstanding of the issue in your post. You state hitting a key a second time (to fire a new up-key signal) makes

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 21:06, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Regarding splitting the bug reports up rather than having this one gargantuan 300+-post bug... I do typically prefer having separate bug reports per person/ machine, as

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 29 Apr 2011, at 14:12, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Okay... that last point needed a comment of its own - now to look at the other issues raised. 1.) Touch base about this with Ajax to find if he has any experimental branches, or

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 20:54, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: While I may think this is a minor annoyance, the solution is anything but, and as such it's not really a paper-cut scale problem. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts   

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 20:52, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Heh, I see my comment about this being a minor annoyance got people in a huff.  ;-) Anyway, as to whether it's a kernel or X problem, it's sort of a bit of both.  (The

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 20:53, Bryce Harrington 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I'm setting the X task to wishlist, since it looks to me like a true fix to this general problem will require architectural reworking in X, as per my previous post. **

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 15:11, james_mcl 124...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Daniel - where you say that you can press any key to release the stuck one - over the years the bug's behaviour has varied, in some versions of Ubuntu I've been able to stop the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-26 Thread Marius Kotsbak
I guess Canonical should exclude their own bugmails from their vacation message service -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-16 Thread parq
Same problem on 10.10. Then updated to 11.04 and the bug still happens. Affect randomly and keys starts to repeat. No chance to go to terminal (ctrl+alt+fx). The system became inusable and almost freeze. Mouse works most of the times, and then allows to do a software reset. If the mouse doesn't

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-16 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Assignee: Bryce Harrington (bryce) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-07-16 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Parq:please open a separate bug report for your particular laptop/motherboard. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-30 Thread ticket
Had this problem with Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.1. Suspend can get you out of the key repeat, rather than reboot. Very intermittent. A week can go by without seeing it, sometimes. Makes internet mail order a bit scary. Today, I was deleting some files and the del key started to repeat. luckily the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-23 Thread unimatrix
III've found a way to reproduce this bug on my laptop. * Do a LEFT MOUSE CLICK and a PRESS A KEY at the same time. * Works almost every time. Result: tteesttt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-23 Thread unimatrix
PS: It only works on the integrated touchpad mouse though. Does not happen with a USB mouse. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-23 Thread Bryce Harrington
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 02:02:21PM -, unimatrix wrote: PS: It only works on the integrated touchpad mouse though. Does not happen with a USB mouse. File a new bug report. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-20 Thread james_mcl
Thanks Bryce, I did end up replacing the laptop, and it will be a little while before I have access to the affected machine again (it now resides in the attic at my parents' house!); however I'll be sure to file a bug report as soon as I get there. -- You received this bug notification because

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-12 Thread Bryce Harrington
As I mentioned earlier, this was on the agenda for the xserver wishlist bugs session at UDS, and was discussed yesterday. From reviewing the current status of the bug here and upstream, there seems to be a legitimate issue in general, however the general fix for this (e.g. Ajax's branch) are not

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-11 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Bryce Harrington (bryce) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-11 Thread Bryce Harrington
@James, aha, as I suspected. Thanks for checking that. Those interested in seeing development towards a fix for this issue can focus on that branch. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-05-07 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Bug #770680 has an interesting patch. Not sure if that solves more than problems with volume keys. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-30 Thread james_mcl
Well, I've just been in touch with Ajax. I asked if he knew about any experimental thread-based branches: There's http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~ajax/xserver/log/?h=input-thread-v3 , which I haven't touched in months. It's assuredly broken if you poke it hard enough. I also asked if Wayland

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-29 Thread Mircea Deaconu
What I don't really understand in the whole threading vs. signals discussion is why the kernel cannot buffer in a queue of some sort those signals before processing them. They wouldn't be lost anymore and the kernel could process them at its own pace. 2011/4/29 Marius Kotsbak

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-29 Thread james_mcl
Okay... that last point needed a comment of its own - now to look at the other issues raised. 1.) Touch base about this with Ajax to find if he has any experimental branches, or if he knows if anyone else is working on the problem, and how you can help. - It never occurred to me that any

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-29 Thread Marius Kotsbak
james_mcl: find/open a separate bug for your particular hardware then. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-29 Thread james_mcl
In answer to post 310, Bryce, I'm sorry but there's a serious misunderstanding of the issue in your post. You state hitting a key a second time (to fire a new up-key signal) makes things work. This is not the case for everyone affected, or for every instance of the bug. The original poster, and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Marius Kotsbak
I guess the problem is that there are more than one symptoms contained in this bug and probably more than one bug in possibly xorg and the kernel. The best would probably be to have one bug open for each, but getting users to respect that is problably hard and maybe we don't even know. Anyway I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread james_mcl
This is a two-part reply to Bryce Harrington's comment #294. 1.) I really have to take issue with your statement that it's a minor annoyance (rather than an X lockup or crash). When the key that gets stuck is Delete, for instance, this has the potential to wipe out entire directories, and the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Daniel Jost
I agree with your #1. My delete-key got stuck when deleting an e-mail in thunderbird and it deleted me over 400 e-mails. thank god that there is a trash folder, but at first i was really shocked. Daniel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Daniel Jost
Yes, you're right, my bug maybe a bit different due to my mouse and keyboard keeps responding. I can press any key and the key that got stuck is released. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Japp, that is the same I see, but the freedesktop describe it as you need to restart X server to stop it. And some see the bug using USB keyboard too, but for me only with the integrated keyboard. And for some the problem is a regression. Which makes me beleve our problem is caused by the AT

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Daniel Jost
I've never tried with a external keyboard. I will try it and post the results in my open bug. Otherwise it could get a bit crowded here with comments. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread james_mcl
Daniel - where you say that you can press any key to release the stuck one - over the years the bug's behaviour has varied, in some versions of Ubuntu I've been able to stop the repeting keypress by pressing another key, in others not. At the moment I usually seem to be able to stop it by pressing

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Vasil Kolev
I can vouch that this isn't hardware related. I have two machines, one laptop that has an AT keyboard and another which uses USB, and I see the problem on both. Sometimes I see the same issue on the laptop with the mouse - the cursor sleeps for a second and then moves where it should've gone. --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Daniel Jost
As I said i never tested the behaviour with a external keyboard. I normally use the integrated keyboard of my thinkpad t400. A few hours ago I upgraded to natty and attached a external keyboard and up to now the error didn't happen again. I will now work again with the integrated keyboard and post

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Bryce Harrington
Heh, I see my comment about this being a minor annoyance got people in a huff. ;-) Anyway, as to whether it's a kernel or X problem, it's sort of a bit of both. (The best bugs live in the cracks between two codebases.) X and the kernel communicate key events as signals rather than via

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Bryce Harrington
I'm setting the X task to wishlist, since it looks to me like a true fix to this general problem will require architectural reworking in X, as per my previous post. ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium = Wishlist ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Bryce Harrington
While I may think this is a minor annoyance, the solution is anything but, and as such it's not really a paper-cut scale problem. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Bryce Harrington
Regarding splitting the bug reports up rather than having this one gargantuan 300+-post bug... I do typically prefer having separate bug reports per person/machine, as having to read through hundreds of comments is akin to having to read a car manual just to change a flat tire... :-) These long

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Bryce, thanks for your insight into this. While starting to investigate this problem, I made a very interesting discovery and possibly solved the issue (at least drastically reduced the severity of it) for my laptop: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-28 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Regarding the bug severity, I can only agree on that given that we have the workaround of disabling keyboard repeat in the X server settings. Without that, depending on the frequency it happens, it can make the PC almost unusable or at least too unpredictable to trust, i.e. you always risk, like

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-23 Thread Marius Kotsbak
xrayA4T: the bug in X and in a pure console is a bit different, inside X it tyically makes you write: thiiis iss a test stopping only when hitting a new key, but in console more like: thiiss iss aa teessst stopping at releasing of the key, possibly just because of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-23 Thread xrayA4T
Hi Marius, I'm definitely getting the missed key up, as in your first example, the last typed key will sporadically repeat indefinitely until another key is pressed. So it is a lower level error that is giving the same behaviour a the x error but in terminals too.if this its the case should I be

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-23 Thread Marius Kotsbak
xrayA4T: the question is if the key stops repeating when releasing the stuck key, that I claim is the case in pure terminal, and it seems you have the same Gigabyte laptop as me, so you probably see the same. Because of this different behavior inside and outside X, I suggest that you can open a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-23 Thread Marius Kotsbak
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-22 Thread Marius Kotsbak
Opened bug #769103 for my Gigabyte laptop for Natty. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-04 Thread xrayA4T
Bryce, this is more than a minor annoyance. If I need to switch to a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F2) because my X has locked up, it is almost impossible to login because when you enter your password there is no way to tell if a key has been repeated and so I keep entering invalid passwords. Should I be

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-04-04 Thread Marius Kotsbak
xrayA4T: japp I have also experienced that. And since it happens more frequently when the CPU load is high, in that case of X lock up it is more likely to happen. Have you seen my latests comments on the kernel bug. Do you use the same module for keyboard and do you have an Atom CPU (I have only

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-03-21 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xorg-server Importance: Unknown = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-03-21 Thread Bryce Harrington
I'm dropping the 'natty' tag added by Marius since to accept this bug against the development release we need the info I asked for in a previous comment. The bug has been forwarded upstream and upstream developers are aware of it, and since it's a minor annoyance (rather than an X lockup or

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-03-18 Thread Marius Kotsbak
** Summary changed: - Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy) + Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat ** Tags added: maverick natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat

2011-03-18 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu.

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