Keyboard input problem

[Michalxo]

 My problem is with keyboard input sometimes. It occurs untill machine reboot or just going from gnome to -> terminal (ttyX) and back to -> gnome. Problem is solved for gnome session, I can do everything like normal, but it persists in terminals (ttyXs). I am even unable to login via tty! (see attached screenshot)
 Now finally to core of the problem. From nothing my keyboard input just goes crazy and I am unable to write text at all. Everything I can do is "send orders" like t = win_key+t (^t signal), so I can start my terminal ONLY by pressing T button. (although my default is win_key + t) All I send from keyboard is ^s ^[s ^[k etc..
I am using 9.04 2.6.28-13-generic i686 (upgraded from gutsy -> hardy -> intrepid -> jaunty)
My default keyboard layout is USA.
What should I do?
Thank you for answers.

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

bumping :(

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Found something in dmes | tail..
I don't know if it's related, but this bug happened to me again..

[ 827.047296] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
[ 827.047304] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.
[ 827.047370] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xb4 on isa0060/serio0).
[ 827.047376] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e034 <keycode>' to make it known.

[Sergio Barjola (sbarjola)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug.
Can you provide the model and connector of your keyboard ? and attach the output of the following commands:

$ uname -a > ~/uname-a
$ cat /proc/version_signature > ~/version_signature
$ sudo lspci -vvnn > ~/lspci-vvnn

Thanks in advance.

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Hello
I am on 9.10 now, so results are from testing koala. I think that bug happens too, but very rarely.. got it only once in 2 months or so. It's laptops Toshiba A200 (usb) keyboard, I believe

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

And please tell me how can I attach more then 1 files into 1 post..

[Sergio Barjola (sbarjola)]

I'm associatting this bug to xserver-xorg-input-keyboard.
so you have a usb keyboard, can you add the output of lsusb -v > ~/lsusb-v

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Well.. I think I have USB keyboard :) It's builtin so I only guess :)
Here's the lsusb, but it's from 9.10, maybe it's already corrected.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

If it happens in the console, it's not a bug in X. Can you reproduce with a clean system? Try with a livecd.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Michalxo,

Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ . If the issue remains, please run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 397496

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Hello Jeremy Foshee,

 I installed fresh karmic after having some issues with Karmic alpha3 or 4. On fresh install, If I recall correctly, it happened only once or twice (max) since then. And when I went to console and back, everything was back to normal.

 About reproduction of bug.. it's almost impossible for me to reproduce it "by force". (as always was) I don't know the cause :-(

I'll try liveCD for a few days. Which kernel(s) to try? I was using this for quite a long time (a month?) linux-image-2.6.32-02063202-generic and no problem with it i think.

ps; Where is that mainstream "tag"?
 Mich

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'mainstream tag' but daily live CD builds are located here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

Thanks!

~JFo

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Ouh, I thought about that mainline kernel. Which kernel version(s) to try?
Now I see that "needs-upstream-testing tag" ;-)

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

This bug is still here. Just happened to me. I am on Linux calypso 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu i686.
I am unable to login to tty1-6. In X it works all fine :-/

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Any other files to add?

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

I've just did a small test. Added new user and tried to log in via this new account. So problem 'should' be on kernel's side?

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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