I "fixed" this problem by turning off the keyboard repeat option. In XFCE: Settings --> Keyboard Settings --> Settings --> Typing Settings --> [ ] Repeat
I still have the problems mentioned with konqueror (opening problem, Bug #64325) and firefox tab switching. And some other probably unrelated problems with lid-close and power ACPI events causing crashes. Ubuntu Edgy / 2.6.17-10-generic / x86_64 -- Keyboard random repeat and dropped key presses https://launchpad.net/bugs/39315 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
