Public bug reported: The multimedia keys (almost all non-standard keys) on my keyboard do not send KeyRelease events when they are released. If key-repeat in keyboard settings is activated this causes the system to infinitly repeat the action assigned to the key. In case of Vol+/- keys this leads to a flickering of notify-osd with volume at max/min. worse: Pressing the search button keeps opening search window until system hangs.
I believe this is a solution for the bug: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8341194 switching to a tty1 and back to X releases the buttons. output of xev when pressing the Calculator button several times followed by the Eject button: ________________________ KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001, root 0x1a7, subw 0x0, time 3489150, (-934,352), root:(543,402), state 0x10, keycode 148 (keysym 0x1008ff1d, XF86Calculator), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001, root 0x1a7, subw 0x0, time 3489750, (-934,352), root:(543,402), state 0x10, keycode 148 (keysym 0x1008ff1d, XF86Calculator), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001, root 0x1a7, subw 0x0, time 3489750, (-934,352), root:(543,402), state 0x10, keycode 169 (keysym 0x1008ff2c, XF86Eject), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False ________________________ The Keyrelase event for calculator is raised as the eject button is pushed. Bugs that might be connected to this one: Keys get stuck on high cpu-load: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/194214 Keys get stuck (not multimedia keys): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/124406 System is a clean install of Karmic (no upgrade) 1 week ago. Bug did not appear (or get noticed) until yesterday. Keyboard is Cherry Cymotion Linux. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Nov 19 21:24:22 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4 [modified: usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so] ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_dababebf2 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: xorg-server Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686 dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1401 dmi.board.name: M2N-E dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: 1.XX dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N-EACPIBIOSRevision1401:bd04/01/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-E:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer fglrx: Not loaded system: distro: Ubuntu architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic-pae ** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Multimedia keys do not send KeyRelease when released (Karmic) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485492 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
