Jude DaShiell, 31.01.2012: > A slight variant of this also happens in command line mode too. Random > capslock activation does not happen. But once capslock is hit, all > letters are written in uppercase even after capslock is pressed again to > turn it off. Also, the only way to type lower case letters in this mode > is to hold the shift key down as each letter is typed. This is not unique > to debian either. I've made it happen in slackware too and quite a while > ago too, so I suspect it's a long-standing linux kernel bug. On Tue, 31
If by "command line mode" you mean one of the virtual consoles, it reminds me of what happens when a username is typed in all capitals. Due to historic reasons, then the system assumes you're using a terminal (teletype?) which only has capitals available so switches to using capitals all the time. Maybe that's what you experienced... (I saw it happen to somebody a few years ago but I couldn't get it to happen on my sid system right now, so I'm not sure if that behavior has changed recently.) > Jan 2012, steef wrote: > > Harry Putnam schreef: > > > Running Wheezy - kde plasma > > > > > > Running Debian / windows7 on a KVM switch (IOGEAR miniview 4 port DVI) > > > > > > Keyboard is from `Unicomp' and weighs about 10 lbs. Its not that old > > > but is in the old style with serious stand up keys and lots of clatter > > > when typing. > > > > > > I've been running thru this switch for several months and a different > > > switch before that. > > > > > > I've been using the keyboard for a couple of years. > > > > > > All equipment has been in use a good while. > > > > > > I've recently started having a problem where the capslock comes on > > > (seemingly randomly) but not the led that indicates its on. > > > > > > I'll be typing and suddenly I'm in caps and have to turn caps lock on > > > (led comes on) to get back to lowercase. > > > > > > Even that doesn't really work, since numbers stay upper case to what > > > ever symbols are the upper case for each (sometimes). > > > > > > I'm not sure if its related to debian though it did seem to start > > > following a major update of pkgs. (No I didn't keep a list). > > > > > > The reason I say I'm not sure is that once it starts, even if I switch > > > to windows 7 host through the KVM, its still stuck on caps. > > > > > > Googling on various strings, I see this problem coming up going way > > > back but not particularly recently or on debian. > > > > > > After much fiddling, looking for stuck keys, unplugging/replugging > > > KVM/keyboard it seems to go back to normal, but the last time I > > > haven't been able to get back to normal so running with numlock and > > > caps lock turned on to get lowercase, normal shift activity, and > > > ability to type numbers. > > > > > > I've been running that way for 2 days this time around. And since it > > > seems to have stabilized with capslock on and I quit trying > > > to get it back to normal. > > > > > > This time the numbers are working normally too, with or without > > > numlock, long as I keep capslock on. > > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > know/knew the problem. please replace your keyboard woth a new one. > > > > reg., > > > > steef > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> > <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1201310455470.82...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120201080408.ga9...@cs.utexas.edu
