An old mailing list posting regarding the kernels 2.6.0-test1 and -test4 may hold the answer to the problem:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/9/15/210 On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 08:55:46PM +0000, xsdg wrote: > What would happen if the kernel received two keypress events, and then one > key- > release event for a single key? I'd imagine that it'd disregard the duplicate > keypress The answers differ for 2.4 and 2.6. For 2.4 each keypress is a keypress, and key releases are rather unimportant as long as the key is not a modifier key. For 2.6 we have synthetic repeat, so a second keypress from the keyboard is ignored, the key repeats with kernel-defined frequency, and the repeat is ended by the key release. > any idea what might cause the key sticking problem? If a key release is not seen, 2.4 doesnt mind, but 2.6 keeps repeating. > Also, I'm not sure how the final issue I described Do not recall all items of all letters I answer - sorry. Andries If this is the source of the problem, then the only permanent solution would probably be to downgrade to a 2.4 kernel or use another operating system. -- Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
