Unfortunately this command can't be used to display the current values. Without parameters it sets the delay to .25 sec. I only know that if I use kbdrate as over it sets a long enough delay for the entire session.
Have a nice day -- George ____________ George Fragos fra...@gmail.com http://FragosTech.com 73 East Swift Ave. Fresno CA 93704 On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Rich Wales <ri...@richw.org> wrote: > As best I can tell, this "kbdrate" command DOES NOT WORK AT ALL on my > system (Intrepid, 2.6.27-11-generic). > > I have a Microsoft Digital Media Pro keyboard (configured in Keyboard > Preferences as a "Generic 105-key (Intl) PC" model), which I've tried > connecting to my desktop both via its native USB connector and via a > purple adapter to the PS/2 keyboard jack. I've tried "kbdrate -r 4 -d > 750", both in /etc/rc.local and in a terminal window, but I still get a > much faster keyboard autorepeat no matter what I do. > > The xorg.conf workaround also DOES NOT WORK AT ALL for me. > > I am most definitely not a novice, but I fully agree with "Gumby" that > this is a critical bug for novices. Even if one of the workarounds > we've been discussing did happen to work, it is not acceptable to expect > a newbie to type a command in a terminal window (much less edit a > configuration file) even ONCE -- to say nothing of doing it every time > they restart or log in. > > -- > [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264196 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust 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
