On Sun, 2012-05-13 at 23:33 -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > This is not a kernel bug. It happens in Windows and DOS as well, but > especially in Windows. It is a BIOS issue related to having a cheap > keyboard. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do about it except look > for a BIOS update. However, when I got a new, high quality keyboard, the > problem went away and never came back, even on different computers. There > is a company who still makes the old style keyboards like IBM used to ship > in the 1980s. They are heavy, durable and solidly built. The keyboard > controller doesn't seem to have a problem with repeating keys on those. > They way a lot and make more noise, but they're the best keyboards out there > and are impossible to break. I can find more information and links if > people are interested. If you've been around computers for a while and > remember the original IBM PC keyboard, that's what I'm talking about. They > can last a lifetime without showing any signs of damage.
I have always had this issue on this laptop on every version of Ubuntu but never under Windows. It is a very well-known kernel bug that has nothing to do with the physical keyboard. -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
