Fwd: input device freezing in kubuntu 14.04

[seawing]

Thank you, unfortunately in my case it crashes while I am working.  But
maybe there is some program that I have installed that is causing it.  I
wonder if I look at what is running at the time of crashes I can determine
something.

Jason Earrame
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On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 5:46 AM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 03/08/2014 17:06, seawing wrote:
> > I ran the memory test over night for 6 whole passes and it found no
> > errors.
> >
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> > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:38 PM, seawing <Jason at seawingdesigns.com
> > <mailto:Jason at seawingdesigns.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Sinclair,  I have tried with a PS2 mouse and had the same thing
> > happen.
> >
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> > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:23 PM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com
> > <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 02/08/2014 16:39, Jason Earrame wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >
> >
> >> I recently fresh installed kubuntu 14.04 on my pavilion AMD64
> >> with new 1TB HDD. I am using the stock PS2 keyboard and a
> >> logitec wireless USB mouse.
> >
> >> At random times the input devices become unresponsive requiring
> >> me to REISUB.  It happens sometimes after several hours of work
> >> and sometimes after just 30 minutes.  Sometimes the input freezes
> >> and after a couple seconds the screen goes black and it goes to
> >> the login screen as if it just rebooted. Sometimes it just stays
> >> frozen. Sometimes (rarely)it just goes directly to the login
> > screen
> >> without freezing.
> >
> >> It seems to do it when I am using the mouse, but I have found it
> >> gone to the login screen when I have left it unattended for a
> >> while.
> >
> >> This has been going on for a few weeks now and I have not found
> >> any solutions from online searches.
> >
> >> I honestly don't know if it is an input driver crash, a KDE
> >> crash, or something else.  The last couple times it happened, the
> >> freeze happened in short stages. first clicking became
> >> unresponsive, then the cursor froze, then after a few tries where
> >> it worked, the Num Lock stopped responding.
> >
> >> If there is anyone out there that can point me in the right
> >> direction or help me troubleshoot, I would be grateful.
> >
> > I am having the same issue, sometimes I can work a whole day with
> > no problems, sometimes I get this freeze of mouse/keyboard input
> > after a random time. I also use a wireless mouse, wonder if that
> > might be the problem?
>
> This problem kept coming back and with upgrade to KDE 4.14.0 became
> much worse. Suddenly I could barely leave the computer alone for a
> while without coming back to find that the only thing that works is
> mouse movements - no input accepted.
>
> Since I have experimented a bit with the neon-ppa for KDE5 I removed
> that in the hope that it somehow might interfere with the KDE4
> installation but no such luck.
>
> Finally I started suspecting the screenlocker. For some time I have
> used the "Desktop Widgets" screenlocker.
>
> I have never had a "input freeze" when I work actively. So what if
> somehow the screenlocker messes up by locking input but not showing
> the widget and accepting "re-entry"??
>
> I have now switched to "old-style screensaver", in my case "clock" and
> have not had a freeze since.
>
> Maybe this is your problem as well?
>
> Kind regards,
> Sinclair
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