I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 21:06, Bryce Harrington <124...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Regarding splitting the bug reports up rather than having this one > gargantuan 300+-post bug... > > I do typically prefer having separate bug reports per person/ > machine, as > having to read through hundreds of comments is akin to having to > read a > car manual just to change a flat tire... :-) These long thread bugs > also tend to accumulate people with similar-but-not-the-same bug, so > that adds confusion and also makes it less likely that we can get > *all* > the problems solved (and makes it hard to verify fixes). > > However, in this case, the general underlying issue is the X.org input > handling design implementation, and I'm not sure having it broken up > into separate bug reports will necessarily help. Ultimately, the work > to solve the general issue needs done upstream, and I think this bug > report and its upstream linkages is sufficient. So, I'll leave it > open > so people can share workarounds and commiserate over it being > relegated > to wishlist status and so on. (However, note that we're going to > have a > session at the upcoming UDS to discuss xserver wishlist bugs, so > ironically setting it to wishlist should give it a bit more visibility > this time around). > > The one situation where I *would* like to see separate bug reports on > this issue is where you are encountering severe, repetitive problems. > I.e., the keyboard goes crazy daily, or you have a set of steps that > reproduces the problem more than half of the time. I'd like to handle > these individually because they are almost certainly HW-specific > oddities and there may be things we can do to work around the issue or > paper it over. But be very clear in your description, and make sure > to > include full debugging info and detail all the work you've done to > diagnose it. We may end up duping the bug reports back here, but I > think this will make it easier for us to handle the severe exceptional > cases. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 > > Title: > Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat > > Status in GNU Emacs: > Invalid > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Invalid > Status in The Linux Kernel: > Confirmed > Status in X.Org X server: > In Progress > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Won't Fix > Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “linux” source package in Jaunty: > Won't Fix > Status in “xorg-server” source package in Jaunty: > Invalid > Status in Gentoo Linux: > New > > 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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/emacs/+bug/124406/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
