One of the updates in the last week broke super key on external usb keyboard

Bug #1882607 reported by bhoult
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Bug Description

Worked fine until recent reboot. Now the super key on the external keyboard connected to a dock via thunderbolt port does not work. It still works on internal laptop keyboard.

Tried switching to a few different languages but had no effect.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.3b.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:3b:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 440.64 Fri Feb 21 01:17:26 UTC 2020
 GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jun 8 18:41:32 2020
DistUpgraded: 2020-03-26 17:17:00,893 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-33-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo UHD Graphics 620 [17aa:39ab]
   Subsystem: Lenovo GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] [17aa:39ab]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-08 (427 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190326.2)
MachineType: LENOVO 81CU
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-33-generic root=UUID=06db1321-d690-4a95-b79d-258351c53f9d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-03-26 (74 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/08/2019
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7KCN31WW(V1.12)
dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: LNVNB161216
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0R32862 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 31
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo YOGA 730-15IKB
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7KCN31WW(V1.12):bd11/08/2019:svnLENOVO:pn81CU:pvrLenovoYOGA730-15IKB:rvnLENOVO:rnLNVNB161216:rvrSDK0R32862WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct31:cvrLenovoYOGA730-15IKB:
dmi.product.family: YOGA 730-15IKB
dmi.product.name: 81CU
dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_81CU_BU_idea_FM_YOGA 730-15IKB
dmi.product.version: Lenovo YOGA 730-15IKB
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.4-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

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bhoult (bhoult) wrote :
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Please install 'evtest' and then run:

  sudo evtest

and select the keyboard.

Now tap the Super key and tell us what 'evtest' reports for it.

affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → mutter (Ubuntu)
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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bhoult (bhoult) wrote : Re: [Bug 1882607] Re: One of the updates in the last week broke super key on external usb keyboard
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*For the below I used 14. Hitting the super key on either side produced no
results. Other keys did.*
*I tried 12 and 15 as well with the same result (no response). Thanks for
looking into this Daniel, let me know if there is anything else I can do to
help.*
bhoult@yoga:~$ sudo evtest
No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event*
Available devices:
/dev/input/event0: Lid Switch
/dev/input/event1: Power Button
/dev/input/event2: Power Button
/dev/input/event3: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
/dev/input/event4: Ideapad extra buttons
/dev/input/event5: Integrated Camera: Integrated C
/dev/input/event6: Wacom HID 516B Pen
/dev/input/event7: Wacom HID 516B Finger
/dev/input/event8: Logitech Gaming Mouse G502
/dev/input/event9: Logitech Gaming Mouse G502 Keyboard
/dev/input/event10: Logitech Gaming Mouse G502 Consumer Control
/dev/input/event11: Logitech Gaming Mouse G502 System Control
/dev/input/event12: Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard
/dev/input/event13: Logitech K400
/dev/input/event14: Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard
/dev/input/event15: Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard Consumer Control
/dev/input/event16: Logitech M325
/dev/input/event17: Video Bus
/dev/input/event18: Video Bus
/dev/input/event19: MSFT0001:02 06CB:7F8F Mouse
/dev/input/event20: MSFT0001:02 06CB:7F8F Touchpad
/dev/input/event21: HDA Intel PCH Mic
/dev/input/event22: HDA Intel PCH Headphone
/dev/input/event23: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3
/dev/input/event24: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7
/dev/input/event25: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=8
/dev/input/event26: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=9
/dev/input/event27: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=10
Select the device event number [0-27]: 14
Input driver version is 1.0.1
Input device ID: bus 0x3 vendor 0x46d product 0xc24d version 0x111
Input device name: "Logitech Logitech G710 Keyboard"
Supported events:
  Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
  Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
    Event code 1 (KEY_ESC)
    Event code 2 (KEY_1)
    Event code 3 (KEY_2)
    Event code 4 (KEY_3)
    Event code 5 (KEY_4)
    Event code 6 (KEY_5)
    Event code 7 (KEY_6)
    Event code 8 (KEY_7)
    Event code 9 (KEY_8)
    Event code 10 (KEY_9)
    Event code 11 (KEY_0)
    Event code 12 (KEY_MINUS)
    Event code 13 (KEY_EQUAL)
    Event code 14 (KEY_BACKSPACE)
    Event code 15 (KEY_TAB)
    Event code 16 (KEY_Q)
    Event code 17 (KEY_W)
    Event code 18 (KEY_E)
    Event code 19 (KEY_R)
    Event code 20 (KEY_T)
    Event code 21 (KEY_Y)
    Event code 22 (KEY_U)
    Event code 23 (KEY_I)
    Event code 24 (KEY_O)
    Event code 25 (KEY_P)
    Event code 26 (KEY_LEFTBRACE)
    Event code 27 (KEY_RIGHTBRACE)
    Event code 28 (KEY_ENTER)
    Event code 29 (KEY_LEFTCTRL)
    Event code 30 (KEY_A)
    Event code 31 (KEY_S)
    Event code 32 (KEY_D)
    Event code 33 (KEY_F)
    Event code 34 (KEY_G)
    Event code 35 (KEY_H)
    Event code 36 (KEY_J)
    Event code 37 (KEY_K)
    Event code 38 (KEY_L)
    Event code 39 (KEY_SEMICOLON)
    Event code 40 (KEY_APOSTROPHE)
    Event code 41 (KEY_GRAVE)
    Event code 42 (KEY_LEFTSHIFT)
    Event code 43 (KEY_BACKSLASH)
    Event code 44 (KEY_Z)
    Event code 45 (KEY_X)
    Event code 46 (KEY_C)
    Event code 47 (KEY_V)
    Event cod...

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Thanks. I notice buried in that output you said:

> For the below I used 14. Hitting the super
> key on either side produced no results. Other keys did.
> I tried 12 and 15 as well with the same result (no response)

So that means this is either a hardware or a kernel problem.

affects: mutter (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot) wrote : Status changed to Confirmed

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Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
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bhoult (bhoult) wrote : Re: [Bug 1882607] Re: One of the updates in the last week broke super key on external usb keyboard
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The key worked fine for the past couple years until last week, and the
super keys are the only keys that are not working now. Seems unlikely to
be hardware. Hopefully it will get fixed in the kernel at some point.
Thanks for looking into it.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:10 PM Daniel van Vugt <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Thanks. I notice buried in that output you said:
>
> > For the below I used 14. Hitting the super
> > key on either side produced no results. Other keys did.
> > I tried 12 and 15 as well with the same result (no response)
>
> So that means this is either a hardware or a kernel problem.
>
> ** Package changed: mutter (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => New
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882607
>
> Title:
> One of the updates in the last week broke super key on external usb
> keyboard
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Worked fine until recent reboot. Now the super key on the external
> keyboard connected to a dock via thunderbolt port does not work. It
> still works on internal laptop keyboard.
>
> Tried switching to a few different languages but had no effect.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
> .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.3b.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
> '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:3b:00.0'
> .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
> .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume
> .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm
> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 440.64 Fri Feb 21
> 01:17:26 UTC 2020
> GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CompositorRunning: None
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Mon Jun 8 18:41:32 2020
> DistUpgraded: 2020-03-26 17:17:00,893 ERROR got error from
> PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to
> execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or
> directory) (8))
> DistroCodename: focal
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
> nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-33-generic, x86_64: installed
> ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07) (prog-if 00
> [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Lenovo UHD Graphics 620 [17aa:39ab]
> Subsystem: Lenovo GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] [17aa:39ab]
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-08 (427 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190326.2)
> MachineType: LENOVO 81CU
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=e...

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bhoult (bhoult) wrote :
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Just resolved this issue. Apparently the g710+ keyboard has a game button
that disables the windows (super) key. Sorry for the bother.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:47 AM Brandon Hoult <email address hidden> wrote:

> The key worked fine for the past couple years until last week, and the
> super keys are the only keys that are not working now. Seems unlikely to
> be hardware. Hopefully it will get fixed in the kernel at some point.
> Thanks for looking into it.
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:10 PM Daniel van Vugt <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks. I notice buried in that output you said:
>>
>> > For the below I used 14. Hitting the super
>> > key on either side produced no results. Other keys did.
>> > I tried 12 and 15 as well with the same result (no response)
>>
>> So that means this is either a hardware or a kernel problem.
>>
>> ** Package changed: mutter (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)
>>
>> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>> Status: Incomplete => New
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882607
>>
>> Title:
>> One of the updates in the last week broke super key on external usb
>> keyboard
>>
>> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Worked fine until recent reboot. Now the super key on the external
>> keyboard connected to a dock via thunderbolt port does not work. It
>> still works on internal laptop keyboard.
>>
>> Tried switching to a few different languages but had no effect.
>>
>> ProblemType: Bug
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
>> Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
>> Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
>> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
>> .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.3b.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a
>> directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:3b:00.0'
>> .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
>> .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume
>> .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm
>> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
>> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 440.64 Fri Feb 21
>> 01:17:26 UTC 2020
>> GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
>> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
>> Architecture: amd64
>> BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
>> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
>> CompositorRunning: None
>> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
>> Date: Mon Jun 8 18:41:32 2020
>> DistUpgraded: 2020-03-26 17:17:00,893 ERROR got error from
>> PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to
>> execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or
>> directory) (8))
>> DistroCodename: focal
>> DistroVariant: ubuntu
>> DkmsStatus:
>> nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
>> nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-33-generic, x86_64: installed
>> ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
>> GraphicsCard:
>> Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07) (prog-if 00
>> [VGA controller])
>> Subsystem: Lenovo UHD Graphics 620 [17aa:39ab]
>> Subsystem: Lenovo...

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