Mark wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-input-all > Version: 1:7.3+18 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > > After a dist-upgrade of my Debian testing system to the bleeding edge a few > days ago I had a problem after rebooting my system: > > - On the kdm logon screen I noticed a weird behaviour of my keyboard, I was > not able to log in. > - I switched to the console. On the console the keyboard behaved correctly. > - I activated the automatic login feature in kdm and rebootet the system. > - The system rebooted and directly logged into my KDE session. The system > looked as before. > - When typing on the keyboard, I noticed that every other key a new window > opened, or another command executed. > - I then noticed, that there is a pattern to this behaviour. > - After starting xev and pressing the letter "g" two times I received this > log: > > KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x88, > subw 0x0, time 180149, (474,128), root:(475,171), state 0x0, keycode > 42 (keysym 0x67, g), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: > (67) "g" XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (67) "g" XFilterEvent > returns: False > > KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window > 0x3000001, root 0x88, subw 0x0, time 180493, (474,128), > root:(475,171), state 0x5, keycode 42 (keysym 0x47, G), same_screen > YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (07) "" XFilterEvent returns: > False > > KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root > 0x88, subw 0x0, time 180859, (474,128), root:(475,171), state 0x5, > keycode 42 (keysym 0x47, G), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 > bytes: (07) "" XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (07) "" XFilterEvent > returns: False > > KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window > 0x3000001, root 0x88, subw 0x0, time 181154, (474,128), > root:(475,171), state 0x5, keycode 42 (keysym 0x47, G), same_screen > YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (07) "" XFilterEvent returns: > False > > - Interestingly, although I pressed "g" twice, only the first event reflects > that choice. The other events look as if I pressed control key. > - Another strange fact is that I do have no repeating key functionality on > the system anymore. If I want to write "ggg" I have to press the letter "g" > three times (or actually six times for every second time I trigger a command, > like new window, duplicate window, bookmark...) > - The xorg.conf file did not change since quite some time. So I am very sure > that the configuration is (still) OK. >
Don't be so sure. Please send your config and log. Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
