Re: Keys get stuck

Andrew Morton
2008-03-12T00:05:27Z

(cc linux-input)

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:32:14 +0100 "Fred ." <eldmannen@gmail.com> wrote:

> I (and many others) have a problem.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" (alpha).
> xorg 1:7.3+10ubuntu6
> Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Mon Mar 10 15:32:00 UTC 2008
> i686 GNU/Linux
>
> MSI P35 Neo motherboard with a HP USB keyboard.
>
> Sometimes the keys get "stuck" and it keeps on repeating the button
> all the time.
> It often happen when I play games, that it repeats one of the arrow keys.
>
> Now this is a problem that lots of people have experienced.
> I've experienced it with other kernels too.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/194214
>
> It is a very annoying bug, that happens to many users.
> Restarting Xorg solves the problem.
>
> Someone said this was a problem with dynticks, but I don't know.
>
> Does anyone know what is causing this problem, and how to fix it?
>