I've found that the problem doesn't occur while running XFCE - I installed xubuntu-desktop and with no change to my hardware I've had no recurrence of the problem. So much for the idea that it's a hardware issue.
Is there a way I could try out the GNOME components one at a time to identify the source of the problem? -- Wireless keyboard stops accepting most (but not all) key presses https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305955 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