From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Fred ." <eldmannen@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Keys get stuck
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:04:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080311170444.5792e902.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f188924b0803111632h3c122ec7x1be171edd0884dee@mail.gmail.com>
(cc linux-input)
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:32:14 +0100 "Fred ." <eldmannen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I (and many others) have a problem.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" (alpha).
> xorg 1:7.3+10ubuntu6
> Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Mon Mar 10 15:32:00 UTC 2008
> i686 GNU/Linux
>
> MSI P35 Neo motherboard with a HP USB keyboard.
>
> Sometimes the keys get "stuck" and it keeps on repeating the button
> all the time.
> It often happen when I play games, that it repeats one of the arrow keys.
>
> Now this is a problem that lots of people have experienced.
> I've experienced it with other kernels too.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/194214
>
> It is a very annoying bug, that happens to many users.
> Restarting Xorg solves the problem.
>
> Someone said this was a problem with dynticks, but I don't know.
>
> Does anyone know what is causing this problem, and how to fix it?
>
parent reply other threads:[~2008-03-12 0:05 UTC|newest]
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