Re: Keyboard stops working after *lock [Was: 2.6.21-rc2-mm1]

Dmitry Torokhov
2007-03-09T14:13:32Z

On 3/9/07, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Andrew Morton napsal(a):
> > On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:54:45 +0100 Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Jiri Slaby napsal(a):
> >>> Andrew Morton napsal(a):
> >>>> Temporarily at
> >>>>
> >>>> http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/2.6.21-rc2-mm1/
> >>> Weird behaviour of numlock and capslock on USB keyboard in X. After
> >> Hmm, it's not X related. Console behaves similarly.
> >>
> >>> pressing
> >> Or actually if some script tries to change LEDs (logout).
> >>
> >>> those keys, keyboard "hangs" -- no sysrq, no lock leds are flashing.
> >>>
> >>> After plug; unplug of the keyboard, it works unless I press the keys
> >>> again.
> >>>
> >>> There is nothing in dmesg. X log says
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (3).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (4).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (5).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (6).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (7).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (8).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (9).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (10).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (11).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (12).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (13).
> >>> (II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (14).
> >>> in this kernel, but I don't know if this is relevant.
> >>>
> >>> After booting back to .20-mm2 everything is OK.
> >
> > Thanks. Cc's added.
>
> Remains unsolved in 2.6.21-rc3-mm2.
>

Does a PS/2 keyboard behave for you?

Nowadays I forward all USB HID related issues to Jiri Kosina ;) (CCed).

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Dmitry