Loss of desktop control

[NoOp]

On 11/02/2010 09:22 AM, Wade Smart wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 01:19, OAN UQ <kontakt+ubuntu at toomuchcookies.net> wrote:
>> What kind of mouse/keyboard do you have? I had the same problem (+ my
>> special keys stopped working sometimes) with microsoft mouse+keyboard
>> and the comments in these bugreports here helped out:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/390959
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/636311
>>
>> It seems installing the custom xorg fixes the problem!
>>
> 
> I use a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and a Logitech
> wireless mouse. No special features on either.
> 
> I read the first link you posted and I found this in the dmesg logs:
> [drm:edid_is_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 103
> and that is right after: input: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard
> 40000 at location.....
> There are about 10 of those entries and the this entry:
> 
> radeon 0000:01:00.0: VGA-a EDID invalid
> [drm:radeon_vga_detect] *ERROR* VGA-1 proved a monitor but no|invalid EDID
> [drm:edid_is_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 103

Check:
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q="*ERROR*+EDID+checksum+is+invalid"&btnG=Search>
<https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text="*ERROR*+EDID+checksum+is+invalid">
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati>

Good luck.