From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrea Subject: Re: keyboard problem on linux Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:21:45 +0100 Message-ID: <56D55119.4050009@gmail.com> References: <569E3B62.6050407@gmail.com> <20160120001340.GC31589@dtor-ws> <569F5389.8040800@gmail.com> <56A92E09.9020009@gmail.com> <56CB1C44.8000004@gmail.com> <56CC5480.6080305@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-f52.google.com ([74.125.82.52]:33910 "EHLO mail-wm0-f52.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750933AbcCAIWA (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Mar 2016 03:22:00 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f52.google.com with SMTP id p65so23950339wmp.1 for ; Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:21:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56CC5480.6080305@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'm not the only with this problem. on HP forum, another user with the same notebook, has the same problem. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/HP-Pavilion-15-ab062nl-SHIFT-CTRL-ALT-keys-problems-on-linux/m-p/5522283/highlight/false#M429851 Il 23/02/2016 13:45, Andrea ha scritto: > 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. >>>>>