From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrea Subject: Re: keyboard problem on linux Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:33:40 +0100 Message-ID: <56CB1C44.8000004@gmail.com> References: <569E3B62.6050407@gmail.com> <20160120001340.GC31589@dtor-ws> <569F5389.8040800@gmail.com> <56A92E09.9020009@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-f43.google.com ([74.125.82.43]:33155 "EHLO mail-wm0-f43.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755642AbcBVOdu (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:33:50 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f43.google.com with SMTP id g62so159601893wme.0 for ; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:33:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56A92E09.9020009@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 the problem occurs also when i logout to login manager. for example if in this moment i haven't the problem (because i've pressed for some seconds MAIUSC key) and i logout, the problem occurs again infact sometimes, when i logout, and then i try to login again, the login manager doesn't accpet the password because the passowrd contains uppercase letters, but sometimes the OS don't take maiusc key (I hope I explained well) i hope that this information can be useful. thanks Il 27/01/2016 21:52, Andrea ha scritto: > 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. >>>