Re: Toshiba keyboard lockups

[Gabriel Lavoie <exibis@hotmail.com>]

I just reinstalled Gentoo this week and the problem appeared! With 
kernel 2.6.5- I didn't had this problem. I now have it with 2.6.6 and 
2.6.7. I'm using a Toshiba Satellite A20 (Canadian version).

Sean Legassick wrote:
> Jason Munro wrote:
> 
>>> Not sure if I have exact problem like you do, but at least I have
>>> something similar. Once in a while keyboard suddenly stopps working,
>>> touchpad still work though (I have Toshiba Satellite Pro (centrino
>>> based) laptop here). 
> 
> 
> I know that "me toos" are of limited use, but I have also been 
> experiencing this problem. I can give some specific details, and on 
> request am willing to work to produce additional diagnostics / test 
> patches etc.
> 
> I am using a Toshiba Satellite 2410-603 with a P4 M processor, and I 
> have experienced difficulties with Gentoo-patched 2.6.3 sources, 
> Gentoo-patched 2.6.5 sources and vanilla 2.6.6 sources, with 
> CONFIG_PREEMPT both on and off.
> 
> Of the three, 2.6.3 seems the least affected - although I do get 
> occasional keyboard lockups, if I use the mouse for a few seconds the 
> keyboard becomes re-enabled. On both the 2.6.5 and 2.6.6 kernels a 
> keyboard lockup seems permanent, although I haven't tried leaving it for 
> more than a minute or two.
> 
> I too can see warnings from atkbd.c in the kernel messages (on all three 
> kernel versions) reporting 'Unknown key pressed' and 'too many keys 
> pressed'.
> 
> I am well aware that Toshiba keyboards are buggy - under 2.4 kernels I 
> experienced multiple key event problems, so I think what's being asked 
> here on this thread is not that the keyboard driver be "fixed" as such, 
> but that, if possible, it is extended to work around the buggy hardware.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sean
>