*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1926030 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1926030
I can confirm that the problem is fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 with kernel 5.8.0-59 Issue is solved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-signed-hwe-5.8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1923660 Title: Remote control events repeat several times Status in linux-signed-hwe-5.8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I think that after latest kernel update to Linux 5.8.0-49-generic there is an issue related (at least) to IR remote control input devices. After a key is pressed the event is repeated 95 times. This is not related to lirc. This behaviour can be seen by utilizing evtest. After I have pressed a key there are several events recognized by evtest: $ evtest No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event* Not running as root, no devices may be available. Available devices: ... /dev/input/event3: ITE8708 CIR transceiver ... Select the device event number [0-24]: 3 Input driver version is 1.0.1 Input device ID: bus 0x19 vendor 0x1283 product 0x0 version 0x0 Input device name: "ITE8708 CIR transceiver" Supported events: ... Event: time 1618343077.094251, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.094251, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.226238, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.226238, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.358229, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.358229, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.490292, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.490292, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.622249, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.622249, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.754271, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.754271, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343077.886254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343077.886254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.018248, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.018248, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.150253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.150253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.282255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.282255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.414254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.414254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.546247, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.546247, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.678255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.678255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.810294, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.810294, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343078.942244, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343078.942244, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.074261, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.074261, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.206257, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.206257, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.338268, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.338268, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.470268, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.470268, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.602231, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.602231, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.734274, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.734274, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.866261, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.866261, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343079.998272, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343079.998272, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.130260, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.130260, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.262262, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.262262, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.394269, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.394269, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.526267, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.526267, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.658255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.658255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.790253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.790253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343080.922252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343080.922252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.054255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.054255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.186255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.186255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.318255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.318255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.450253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.450253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.582260, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.582260, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.714257, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.714257, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.846256, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.846256, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343081.978256, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343081.978256, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.110252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.110252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.242251, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.242251, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.374256, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.374256, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.506252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.506252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.638267, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.638267, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.770254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.770254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343082.902215, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343082.902215, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.034246, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.034246, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.166252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.166252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.298251, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.298251, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.430257, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.430257, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.562252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.562252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.694251, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.694251, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.826256, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.826256, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343083.958252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343083.958252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.090255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.090255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.222240, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.222240, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.354254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.354254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.486253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.486253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.618252, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.618252, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.750255, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.750255, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343084.882254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343084.882254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343085.014253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343085.014253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343085.146253, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343085.146253, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343085.278254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 2 Event: time 1618343085.278254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1618343085.278254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 103 (KEY_UP), value 0 Event: time 1618343085.278254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Release: 20.04 $ uname -a Linux 5.8.0-49-generic #55~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 26 01:01:07 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Latest update (/var/log/apt/history) Start-Date: 2021-04-12 21:55:35 Commandline: apt dist-upgrade Requested-By: heckie (1000) Install: linux-image-5.4.0-71-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-71.79, automatic), linux-image-5.8.0-49-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1, automatic), linux-headers-5.4.0-71-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-71.79, automatic), linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-49:amd64 (5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-71-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-71.79, automatic), linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-49-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-5.4.0-71-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-71.79, automatic), linux-headers-5.4.0-71:amd64 (5.4.0-71.79, automatic), linux-headers-5.8.0-49-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-5.8.0-49-generic:amd64 (5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1, automatic) Upgrade: linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 (5.8.0.48.54~20.04.32, 5.8.0.49.55~20.04.33), libseccomp2:amd64 (2.4.3-1ubuntu3.20.04.3, 2.5.1-1ubuntu1~20.04.1), linux-headers-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.70.73, 5.4.0.71.74), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.4.0-70.78, 5.4.0-71.79), linux-image-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.70.73, 5.4.0.71.74), linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 (5.8.0.48.54~20.04.32, 5.8.0.49.55~20.04.33), linux-generic-hwe-20.04:amd64 (5.8.0.48.54~20.04.32, 5.8.0.49.55~20.04.33), linux-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.70.73, 5.4.0.71.74) End-Date: 2021-04-12 21:57:19 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-image-5.8.0-49-generic 5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-49.55~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-49-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME Date: Tue Apr 13 21:34:23 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-18 (360 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200417) SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe-5.8 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-hwe-5.8/+bug/1923660/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp