Re: keyboard problem on linux

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

Hi Andera,

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 02:34:26PM +0100, Andrea wrote:
> [1.] i've a problem with keyboard of my notebook HP Pavilion 15
> ab062nl; CTRL SHIFT and ALT buttons not works as they should. in
> particular, it is as if these keys are pressed and released alone.
> isn't an hardware problem, because on windows 10 and windows 8.1 i
> haven't these problems, is only a linux problem (all distro).
> 
> [2.] the bug is always active, every time i start a linux Distro
> (also from live, and also without DE/WM) i've this problem with
> keyboard, the only way to fix temporarily the bug, is pressing the
> only Left SHIFT key for some seconds, then all problems disappear
> indefinitely, and in any case, if i shutdown or if i reboot the PC,
> the problem recurs.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1532746

Hmm, this is weird. Do you observe the same issue in text console (not
in X)? It would be nice to see events as emitted by the kernel - you can
use evtest utility for that.

Is sounds like some accessibility feature, is there anything in BIOS to
that effect?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry