Lyx loses keystrokes

[Evan Langlois]

This one is very odd. I've been using Lyx for years, but this is the first time under Ubuntu. Its basically unusable since it loses keystrokes so often. I have to keep backing up to correct the typing and I can't anything done. I'm changing to using GVIM to type the text and I have to import it later.

Please help! This is one of my main applications. This is a deal-breaker. I'll switch distros if it will make Lyx work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: lyx 2.0.6-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.52-lowlatency 3.13.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv ctr ccm cuse bnep rfcomm bluetooth binfmt_misc uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev hid_multitouch arc4 hp_wmi sparse_keymap kvm_amd kvm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd joydev serio_raw rtsx_pci_ms memstick snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_hda_intel snd_rawmidi dm_multipath snd_hda_codec scsi_dh snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_pcm snd_seq_device rtl8188ee k10temp rtl_pci snd_page_alloc i2c_piix4 snd_timer rtlwifi mac80211 fglrx cfg80211 snd amd_iommu_v2 soundcore wmi mac_hid hp_accel lis3lv02d video input_polldev parport_pc hp_wireless ppdev lp parport usbhid hid psmouse dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log rtsx_pci_sdmmc rtsx_pci ahci r8169 libahci mii
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun 11 16:28:27 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-25 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac (20140417)
SourcePackage: lyx
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Scott Kostyshak (scott-kostyshak)]

Hi Evan, this sounds very frustrating. I use LyX on Ubuntu (13.10 and 14.04) everyday and have never seen this. I recommend using the PPA to update to LyX 2.1. I think there is a good chance that it will fix the problem for you. See the instructions here:
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnUbuntu#toc3

 If it doesn't fix the problem, there's likely something special about your setup. Are you using a clipboard manager? If you can provide a script to install the same programs and settings you are using from a fresh Ubuntu installation, I will test to see if I can reproduce. Only if you provide a script though so that all I have to do is sudo ./yourscript. e.g. put in "sudo apt-get install xxx" etc.

[Evan Langlois (uudruid74)]

Yes, upgrading fixed that, but it then told me that it couldn't find half a million classes and I needed to reconfigure everything before I could output anything. Grrr ... so I rebooted to let the other upgrades I had done take effect (many of them system level) and now I don't even get X when it boots - I'm manually piecing things together with almost nothing working right.

So - thanks for the fix, the rest of the issues I can solve for myself (I hope - if not I can find a boot CD and a Gentoo tarball and be done with binary packages and everything breaking because of a lousy upgrade).

[Scott Kostyshak (scott-kostyshak)]

Thanks for the quick reply, Evan. Sounds like you're running into some bad luck. If you think LyX is to blame for anything and you have a script that would allow me to reproduce the issue on a clean Ubuntu installation, please let me know. I'd be very interested in taking a look.

Otherwise, good luck figuring everything out and I hope you get your system up and running soon.

[Evan Langlois (uudruid74)]

No - I think the only Lyx issue was losing keystrokes. The issue now is
just conflicts from trying to get my jack audio over-runs and misc crashes
down (system updates, lots of ppas with new jack versions, trying to
install newer kernels, ATI driver updates, etc) while simultaneously adding
too many ppas for stuff I'm trying to work on (arm cross-compilers, etc).

Trying to duplicate the current state would require an in-depth knowledge
of Ubuntu's package manager which likely knows what all it did to my
system.

On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Scott Kostyshak <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks for the quick reply, Evan. Sounds like you're running into some
> bad luck. If you think LyX is to blame for anything and you have a
> script that would allow me to reproduce the issue on a clean Ubuntu
> installation, please let me know. I'd be very interested in taking a
> look.
>
> Otherwise, good luck figuring everything out and I hope you get your
> system up and running soon.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1329082
>
> Title:
> Lyx loses keystrokes
>
> Status in “lyx” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> This one is very odd. I've been using Lyx for years, but this is the
> first time under Ubuntu. Its basically unusable since it loses
> keystrokes so often. I have to keep backing up to correct the typing
> and I can't anything done. I'm changing to using GVIM to type the
> text and I have to import it later.
>
> Please help! This is one of my main applications. This is a deal-
> breaker. I'll switch distros if it will make Lyx work.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: lyx 2.0.6-1build1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.52-lowlatency 3.13.11.2
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-lowlatency x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv ctr
> ccm cuse bnep rfcomm bluetooth binfmt_misc uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc
> videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev hid_multitouch arc4 hp_wmi
> sparse_keymap kvm_amd kvm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel
> aesni_intel aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd joydev
> serio_raw rtsx_pci_ms memstick snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_hdmi
> snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_hda_intel snd_rawmidi dm_multipath
> snd_hda_codec scsi_dh snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_pcm snd_seq_device rtl8188ee
> k10temp rtl_pci snd_page_alloc i2c_piix4 snd_timer rtlwifi mac80211 fglrx
> cfg80211 snd amd_iommu_v2 soundcore wmi mac_hid hp_accel lis3lv02d video
> input_polldev parport_pc hp_wireless ppdev lp parport usbhid hid psmouse
> dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log rtsx_pci_sdmmc rtsx_pci ahci r8169 libahci
> mii
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Wed Jun 11 16:28:27 2014
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-25 (17 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac
> (20140417)
> SourcePackage: lyx
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to...

[Evan Langlois (uudruid74)]

OK - I did a complete reload of my system to Ubuntu Studio. Everything worked fine, including LyX, but I decided to "upgrade" it and it broke just like the old one did!!! Thats twice on two different Ubuntu versions, both of which were more or less clean with respect to TeX and stuff. I only played with the drivers and audio and stuff (hence moving to Studio).

Here's what Lyx 2.1 says ...

Due to some error in it, the layout file:

could not be loaded. A default textclass with default
layouts will be used. LyX will not be able to produce
correct output.

--------------------------------------

The layout file:
extbook
could not be found. A default textclass with default
layouts will be used. LyX will not be able to produce
correct output.

----------------------------------------

The module basic has been requested by
this document but has not been found in the list of
available modules. If you recently installed it, you
probably need to reconfigure LyX.

That's 3 dialog boxes of errors.

[Scott Kostyshak (scott-kostyshak)]

Hi Evan, thanks for the detailed report. So it sounds like this bug report should be closed because we have never heard anything else like it and we don't have anything else to reproduce the original problem.

As for the new problem, I see you've resolved it as stated here:
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9163

Hopefully there can be improvements to avoid such problems in the future.

Glad you finally got things up and running as they should!

Scott

[Evan Langlois (uudruid74)]

Yes! Thank you. I don't see a "Close - Can't Reproduce" option. Should it be marked invalid?

And yes, I figured when trying a new PPA I should just go ahead and report it upstream, then on a whim I decided to just delete the config and it fixed it - shameful to have it change the config and not recognize the old format!

And I wouldn't say things are running as they should - Lyx is ... but I've got problems I can't even figure out how to diagnose. Seems to be dbus-related problem - some sort of loop. Locks up the whole desktop for a couple of seconds at a time. Fix one problem and another pops up. I remember the days when Linux was simple and stable!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Evan Langlois (uudruid74)]

For whoever else this effects, see Bug #353449. Seems to be related and the state of Compiz "CopyTo Texture" may invoke this (or fix it). Something to try!