The common thing between all those reports seems to be NVIDIA graphic card... is there ANYONE experiencing this but that does not have an NVIDIA card?
Rudd-O <rud...@rudd-o.com> wrote: > Same problem here. NVIDIA driver, compiz, Fedora 11 RC, . It's not a > problem with compiz, it's a problem with the X server or the input layer > (evdev) in the kernel. > > -- > Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy) > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in GNU Emacs: Invalid > Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > Status in “xorg-server” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in linux in Ubuntu Jaunty: Incomplete > Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid > > Bug description: > Keyboard keys such as the arrows, Alt-F4, PageUp/PageDown, etc. > often get 'stuck' and continue being 'clicked' even after they are > physically released. For example when clicking Alt-F4, sometimes it > gets stuck so all the windows are closed instead of just one. > > My configuration is Feisty + Xgl + Compiz Fusion. My previous > configuration was Edgy + Xgl + Beryl, where this didn't happen. > Others have reported the same problem without using either Xgl or > Compiz. > > The keyboard itself isn't the problem. When dual-booting to Windows, > everything works fine. Also, the problem happens with two different > keyboards (internal laptop, external USB). > > My best guess is that the problem occurs at time of high system > load. Somehow during these times the key-release signal gets lost > and the key-press is repeated indefinitely. This happens more often > with Compiz configurations because Compiz tends to increase system > load. It also happens more often with power-hungry apps like Firefox > and Acrobat Reader for similar reasons. > > PS: When the keys would repeat all input devices would be locked up. > ie. mouse won't move, clicks don't do anything, keyboard presses > don't register. Then when it becomes unstuck, the mouse moves around > and everything. Hope this helps. > > See also this forum thread for other people with the same problem: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=432057 > > -- Marc Jauvin 514-905-6500 ext. 403 http://register4less.com -- Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
