On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Edd Barrett<vex...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I reported this issue on a tech@ (i think) a while back and it still > seems to exist. I hope here on misc, I might reach more users with Sun > systems. > > When using X11 on my system, after a while keys will begin to "stick", > as if they are being held down, even though I am not touching the > keyboard. It makes the system unusable in X, and also makes the system > slow, I guess dealing with all those keyboard interrupts. > > I ruled out the possibility of a hardware fault with: > a) Same happening with a new KB/mouse. > b) Not happening on Solaris 10 on same system. > > I was really hoping to take this machine with me to my next Univeristy, > but it seems a non-X11 system for everyday use is a bit unrealistic :( > > Has anyone seen this or got any idea what could be happening? I suspect > a bug in the tty or ffb driver, which I believe are quite tightly > integrated on Sun systems (?). I am no expert, just guessing. > > I did not get this problem on an Ultra 10, when I owned one.
Sorry if I asked you that already, I can't remember. Are you using xdm? If so did you disable the getty(8) attached to the console in /etc/ttys? There's a known problem on machines without virtual consoles that cause the getty process and X server to fight to get data from the console, causing the symptoms you describe. -- Matthieu Herrb
