[Bug 602509] Re: random key repetition on laptop Gigabyte M1405

[Ewano]

Looks like this has been a long term problem for quite some time. Since
about 2003 it would appear..

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/linux/+bug/124406?comments=all
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9448
http://ajaxxx.livejournal.com/62378.html
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9147
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/39315
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/65249
https://bugs.launchpad.net/gentoo/+bug/124406?comments=all
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=566216

It seems it could be a case of multiple faults compounding the issue.
Some evidence points at faults in the Xorg system relating to the
keyboard driver. Some points at ACPI implementations of battery, thermal
and ac modules. I think it's mainly related to laptops.

I don't think this is going away any time soon - which is a pity because
laptops seem to be the big seller at the moment.

How do we get the priority of this raised?

On an up note, I issued:

sudo modprobe thermal

on my machine an hour ago and I've not encountered this problem since. I
wonder if this is a fix that might return after a reboot..

I will test and report back.

** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #9448
   http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9448

** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #9147
   http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9147

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random key repetition on laptop Gigabyte M1405
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