I was running into similar behaviour. If I clicked the left mouse button repeatedly while holding down a key (usually an arrow key since I was playing a game) the key would jam until restart. I will try some of the possible fixes mentioned here.
The kernel version doesn't match, although the symptoms do. Using Ubuntu Hardy - only started after switch to the hardy alpha. 2.6.24-8-generic Not sure if low priority is appropriate for this bug. -- Erratic keyboard repeat https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/55843 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