I confirm this as a problem in Kubuntu Hardy Alpha 5 (fresh install) on my Inspiron 1420. Xev still says that I am hitting Alt but it does not do anything:
KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 14157100, (164,-5), root:(167,615), state 0x0, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False -- [hardy] keyboard modifiers randomly forgotten https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190934 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