Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-15 Thread Roger Mason
Hi Benno, Benno Schulenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But you don't need to do this as you've already found that the > problem is in bash and it's related to something in the environment. > If the PS1 didn't fix it, try with either just --norc or just > --noprofile to try and narrow things

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-12 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Roger Mason wrote: > > Does it also happen in another > > shell than bash (for example in 'busybox ash')? > > Just tried it: no, the problem was absent. Okay. Hmm... Which version of bash are you using? You're running stable so it should be 3.1. But I would have thought that the problem you

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-12 Thread Roger Mason
Hello Arturo, "Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Benno Schulenberg wrote: >> Are it certain keys (like the 's') that have the problem? Are it > [...] >> single-user maintenaince mode? Does it happen when running from >> a liveCD? > > I'd add: > > Does it happen on

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-12 Thread Roger Mason
Hello Benno, Benno Schulenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Roger Mason wrote: >> >> I have a strange problem on my laptop[1] wherein I need >> >> sometimes need to enter keystrokes twice in order for them to >> >> be recognised. For example, I type 'ls' but the 's' needs to >> >> be entered tw

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-11 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Benno Schulenberg wrote: > Are it certain keys (like the 's') that have the problem? Are it [...] > single-user maintenaince mode? Does it happen when running from > a liveCD? I'd add: Does it happen on memtest86 or another OS or gnu/li

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-11 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Roger Mason wrote: > >> I have a strange problem on my laptop[1] wherein I need > >> sometimes need to enter keystrokes twice in order for them to > >> be recognised. For example, I type 'ls' but the 's' needs to > >> be entered twice. Are it certain keys (like the 's') that have the problem? Ar

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-11 Thread Roger Mason
Hi Benno, Benno Schulenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Roger Mason wrote: >> I have a strange problem on my laptop[1] wherein I need sometimes >> need to enter keystrokes twice in order for them to be >> recognised. For example, I type 'ls' but the 's' needs to be >> entered twice. The probl

Re: [gentoo-user] laptop sometimes needs double keystrokes

2007-04-11 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Roger Mason wrote: > I have a strange problem on my laptop[1] wherein I need sometimes > need to enter keystrokes twice in order for them to be > recognised. For example, I type 'ls' but the 's' needs to be > entered twice. The problem has bee present for some time and I > have noted the followin