thanks for the comments guys. Hopefully the description is accurate at this point. and also: /me crosses fingers and hopes that this bug gets some attention
** Summary changed: - [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust + [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust, when AutoAddDevices is on ** Description changed: go to System > Preferences > Keyboard > General The controls under Repeat Keys are failing to properly adjust the timing of how fast keys are repeated when held down. I filed under gnome, but a person there thinks its an xorg bug in ubuntu: http://bugzilla.gnome.org show_bug.cgi?id=550242 It has become quite clear that this is a problem with the xorg-evdev driver, and intrepids new hotplug architecture. - Here is a workaround for this, which is to disable the AutoAddDevices - server flag. + Here is a workaround for this: - In xorg.conf: + Temporarily add the following to your xorg.conf: Section "ServerFlags" Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" EndSection - - This workaround disables the evdev driver (your keyboard and mouse driver). This is know to cause problems like disabling multimedia keys. + Restart X, and you will be able to change the settings. Once changed, + you can remove those lines from your xorg.conf (which is recommended + since setting AutoAddDevices to off can interfere with your keyboard) -- [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust, when AutoAddDevices is on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264196 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
