[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

[Marc Jauvin]

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 <rudd-o at 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.
>
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> Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406
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> 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
>
>


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Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)
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