[Bug 549741] Re: [Dell Latitude 131L] keyboard not recognized properly; logs fill up with messages

[Tom Louwrier]

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** Description changed:

  hi
  
  Running Ubuntu Lucid amd64 on a Dell Latitude 131L (AMD chips), updated
  twice a day at the moment.
  
  Linux seems not to recognize the keyboard in my laptop well. Starting early in the boot process (well before X kicks in) I see error messages on the screen. The same messages then swamp the logs. A sample:
  =============
  [19667.508573] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19667.508580] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19668.588701] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19668.588712] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19668.600223] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19668.600230] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19669.717801] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19669.717811] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19669.729365] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19669.729373] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19670.825302] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19670.825313] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  [19670.835700] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
  [19670.835707] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
  =============
  This goes on every second until shut down.
  
  It's been there for a while now, but I haven't made -or found- a bug report about it yet. I did some googling and it seems related to not-so-standard handling of hotkeys (which you would find on a laptop) by the bios. However, I have not found a solution.
  It is possible to 'shut up' the messages by assigning e00d to an unused keycode, but that is just hiding the symptom. Also that kills the screen saver / blackout and it breaks my repeating keys, so not an option really.
  
  If there is anything I should do to provide more information, please let
  me know.
  
  cheers
  Tom
+ --- 
+ AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
+ AplayDevices:
+  **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ Architecture: amd64
+ ArecordDevices:
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  thomas     1529 F.... pulseaudio
+ CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
+ Card0.Amixer.info:
+  Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xc0000000 irq 16'
+    Mixer name	: 'SigmaTel STAC9200'
+    Components	: 'HDA:14f12bfa,14f100c3,00090000 HDA:83847690,102801f6,00102201'
+    Controls      : 6
+    Simple ctrls  : 4
+ CheckboxSubmission: 41a9dc4bbc2c91d7f7445d204c57c74b
+ CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
+ HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f83c27ce-b7e6-4250-967c-1920bb543ba0
+ InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
+ MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude 131L
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-17-generic root=UUID=46062d1f-f00c-4276-9ff1-541279640a93 ro single nomodeset
+ ProcEnviron:
+  LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
+  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
+ Regression: No
+ RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
+ Reproducible: Yes
+ Tags: lucid
+ TestedUpstream: Yes
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
+ UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
+ dmi.bios.date: 05/30/2006
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.bios.version: 2.4.1
+ dmi.board.name: 0PM607??????
+ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.chassis.type: 8
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.1:bd05/30/2006:svnDellInc.:pnLatitude131L:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0PM607??????:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
+ dmi.product.name: Latitude 131L
+ dmi.product.version: Not Specified
+ dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42190973/AlsaDevices.txt

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[Dell Latitude 131L] keyboard not recognized properly; logs fill up with messages
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