From: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@gmail.com>
To: Vincent Perricone <vhp@buffalo.edu>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Keyboard driver not refreshing settings when unplugged.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:04:47 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4AFCBEBF.3010607@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <58ccc7770911112150y4b5adebfq4401df46b20d2867@mail.gmail.com>
On 11/11/2009 11:50 PM, Vincent Perricone wrote:
> I noticed a bug which may possibly be part of the Linux kernel. If
> one were to enable a setting on the keyboard(caps lock) and then
> unplug that keyboard. Upon re-plugging it in or another, the system
> will still keep caps lock enabled. When the user then goes and
> enables caps lock on their own keyboard which assumes the setting is
> disabled, the system then turns caps lock off, even though the user
> wanted it on.
>
> 2.6.31-14-generic
USB or PS/2 keyboard? I don't know that the kernel even can tell if a
PS/2 keyboard has been unplugged or not..
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-13 2:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-12 5:50 Keyboard driver not refreshing settings when unplugged Vincent Perricone
2009-11-13 2:04 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2009-11-27 1:22 ` Dmitry Torokhov
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