From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrea Subject: Re: keyboard problem on linux Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:45:52 +0100 Message-ID: <56CC5480.6080305@gmail.com> References: <569E3B62.6050407@gmail.com> <20160120001340.GC31589@dtor-ws> <569F5389.8040800@gmail.com> <56A92E09.9020009@gmail.com> <56CB1C44.8000004@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-f45.google.com ([74.125.82.45]:36557 "EHLO mail-wm0-f45.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751238AbcBWMqF (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:46:05 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f45.google.com with SMTP id g62so220259189wme.1 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:46:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56CB1C44.8000004@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 seems that when i play game (on steam), i haven't any problem when i'm playing, but i'm not sure Il 22/02/2016 15:33, Andrea ha scritto: > 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. >>>>