[Acer AOD255E] Utopic lubuntu chromium can't type in login name

[jerrylamos]

Installed Chromium from synaptic. Trying to log into google mail. I can type in password, however the email field will not accept any keyboard input. I'm using the keyboard here. Can't enter anything in URL field either.

WORKAROUND: Use Google Chrome.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: linux-image-3.15.0-2-generic 3.15.0-2.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.15.0-2.6-generic 3.15.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.15.0-2-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jerry 1500 F.... lxpanel
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Mon May 26 13:50:47 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=fb4f0b36-eec7-43a5-9265-4ecd90a404b5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20140524)
MachineType: Acer AOD255E
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.15.0-2-generic root=UUID=8a9a69ab-2579-4ee6-a408-f3bc5853b2ac ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.15.0-2-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.15.0-2-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.129
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: JE02_PT
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.12(DDR3):bd12/16/2010:svnAcer:pnAOD255E:pvrV3.12(DDR3):rvnAcer:rnJE02_PT:rvrV3.12(DDR3):cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV3.12(DDR3):
dmi.product.name: AOD255E
dmi.product.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

Re-booted a couple times. First time I enter into the URL field it works, in this case google mail, subsequently I can highlight into the field but the URL field no longer accepts input.

Let me try utopic 64. I've been using google chrome there, but I can install chromium too.

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

Re-booted a couple times. First time I enter into the URL field it works, in this case google mail, subsequently I can highlight into the field but the URL field no longer accepts input.

Let me try utopic 64. I've been using google chrome there, but I can install chromium too.

I did install chromium on utopic 64. Runs fine, no trouble entering keystrokes. Rebooted again to lubuntu 32 utopic, still having problem entering keystrokes. This is from firefox.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

jerrylamos, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update to your BIOS is available (3.16). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-relase-date

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Thank you for your understanding.

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

Whole lot easier for me: Install Google Chrome for Linux.

Google Chrome works just fine for me. Chromium does not.

A screw up on burning flash might kill the netbook.

Best thing for me is to use Google Chrome instead of Chromium.

Thanks for your attention.

I'm using 32 bit utopic lubuntu on this partition.
I might consider installing 64 bit utopic lubuntu on another partition to see if the problem is there too.
If I'm motivated I could install chromium on my unity utopic partition. I'm currently using firefox and google chrome there.
And what about trusty lubuntu chromium.
However the permutations and combinations are not too interesting for me, since I have combinations that work.

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

Booted same lubuntu utopic on Compaq:

vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 6
model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz
stepping : 5
microcode : 0x7
cpu MHz : 3325.135
cache size : 512 KB

Chromium gets the identical problem, difficulties with keyboard input.
First time entering into URL worked O.K.
Second time entering into URL Chromium does not accept any keystrokes.

Should I enter another ubuntu-bug since it's the same problem on a different processor, different bios?

Google Chrome running fine.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

jerrylamos, please file a new report against the other hardware.

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

Christopher, I'm trying to file a new report so I re-created the bug. Right now Launchpad will show me other bugs however no place I can find to say "none of these I want to enter a new bug" or words to that effect.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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