From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrea Subject: Re: keyboard problem on linux Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:52:25 +0100 Message-ID: <56A92E09.9020009@gmail.com> References: <569E3B62.6050407@gmail.com> <20160120001340.GC31589@dtor-ws> <569F5389.8040800@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail-wm0-f41.google.com ([74.125.82.41]:37945 "EHLO mail-wm0-f41.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965544AbcA0Uwd (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:52:33 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f41.google.com with SMTP id p63so44889515wmp.1 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:52:33 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <569F5389.8040800@gmail.com> Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Dmitry Torokhov Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org i've installed the new kernel 4.5 RC1, but i've the same problem. i've also tried start ubuntu with upstart, same problem. i don't know why i've this strange problem. i've also tried GhostBSD on live (i don't know if this information can be useful), the problems occurs also on BSD but seem that is less severe than on Linux, because on BSD seems that the problem occurs only one time every boot, then disappears without do nothing (don't need to press MAIUSC key for some seconds). I hope that this bug can be solved. Il 20/01/2016 10:29, Andrea ha scritto: > Hi, Dmitry > i've the same problem on console without X. > this is an output of evtest on console: > http://pastebin.com/4aWYYhwN > (as you can see, after a while i'm pressing Left_Alt (from line 434 of > pastebin) or Left_Ctrl (from line 605 of pastebin) or Left_Shift (from > line 786 of pastebin), these keys are released and then pressed again. > but when i press only left_shift for some seconds, the issue don't occurs.) > > i haven't found nothing on BIOS settings, the only options relative to > keyboard is: > > Action Keys Mode: > [Enabled]: Requires pressing only F1 throug F12 to activate action keys > [Disabled]: Requires pressing FN Key + F1 throug F12 to activate action > keys > > but the problem occurs in both modes > > > Il 20/01/2016 01:13, Dmitry Torokhov ha scritto: >> 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. >>