From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrea Subject: Re: keyboard problem on linux Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:43:51 +0200 Message-ID: <570E30F7.8040700@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> <56D55119.4050009@gmail.com> <56D6ECBD.3020809@gmail.com> <56EFC064.8070903@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]:37776 "EHLO mail-wm0-f52.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759810AbcDMLnz (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Apr 2016 07:43:55 -0400 Received: by mail-wm0-f52.google.com with SMTP id n3so72788642wmn.0 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 04:43:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <56EFC064.8070903@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 linux kernel 4.6 RC3, but the problem persist please give me some informations Il 21/03/2016 10:35, Andrea ha scritto: > the problem still present also on kernel 4.5 > and I noticed that after momentarily solved the issue pressing the LEFT > SHIFT key, if i press CAPS LOCK or BLOCK NUM keys, the problem came back > immediately. > on launchpad, there are other user with HP Pavilion 15, with the same > problem > > I hope you can help me to fix the issue. > > tell me if i can do something to help > > thanks for help > > > > Il 02/03/2016 14:38, Andrea ha scritto: >> on launchpad an user with the same notebook and the same problems, >> posted some results of keyboard events >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1532746/comments/11 >> >> i hope this can be usefult to fix the problem >> >> >> >> >> Il 01/03/2016 09:21, Andrea ha scritto: >>> 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. >>>>>>>>