Shift, Ctrl, Alt keys not working on bluetooth keyboard

Bug #772116 reported by ndstate
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xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

This is from a post on the message board:

"I purchased a new wireless (via bluetooth) keyboard yesterday. I have a laptop that I want it to work with. I plugged in the bluetooth adapter that came with the keyboard/mouse combo, and it was recognized just fine. I added the mouse and keyboard just fine, and they both work, with one caveat: the Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and other "meta" keys (like the Windows key) do not work. "

Originally posted at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1368160 and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1355660

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itangast (itangast) wrote :

I have the same problem with my new pc, it's have a bluetooth keyboard...

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CoatedMoose (coatedmoose) wrote :

I have the same problem. I notice that in the keyboard preferences, if I show the keyboard, the keypresses are registered, but don't register anywhere else.

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Hello
Are you encountering again this problem with the latest release Oneiric Ocelot ?
Thanks
Fabio
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Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Incomplete
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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote :

Same problem with my Lenovo Ideacentre A320 on Oneiric Ocelot.

If I press ctrl, shift or alt button while the screensaver is running, it makes it disappear. So, keys are working.
But if I press shift and a letter, the letter will remain lower-cased.
Alt+F4 doesn't neither close a window...

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

assign to xorg to collect data

affects: ubuntu → xorg (Ubuntu)
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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Hello
Can you please run in a terminal
 apport-collect 772116
using the problematic keyboard reproducing the bug.
Thanks
Fabio

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Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
status: New → Incomplete
tags: added: natty oneiric
removed: bluetooth ctrl keyboard shift
bugbot (bugbot)
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : apport information

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: LENOVO IdeaCentre A320 10065
Package: xkeyboard-config (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=cb9106d7-fc82-4691-b1ca-b2f466363c3b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric running-unity ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin lpadmin sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 05/16/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: DNkT14AUS
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: HURONRIVER
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 13
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrDNkT14AUS:bd05/16/2011:svnLENOVO:pnIdeaCentreA32010065:pvrLenovo:rvnLENOVO:rnHURONRIVER:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct13:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: IdeaCentre A320 10065
dmi.product.version: Lenovo
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

tags: added: apport-collected running-unity ubuntu
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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : BootDmesg.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : CurrentDmesg.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : DpkgLog.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : Lspci.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : Lsusb.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : ProcInterrupts.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : ProcModules.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : UdevDb.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : UdevLog.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : peripherals.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote : xinput.txt

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Charles-Edouard Coste (charlycoste) wrote :

Done... I typed apport-collect 772116
I don't know why it posted so many comments instead of just one...

Meanwhile, I just found this bug which may be related to the same problem :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/601950

(But it's not the same keyboard)

Changed in xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
status: New → Confirmed
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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

[drm:drm_edid_block_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid

probably dup of bug 712075
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maya lazarova (maings17) wrote :

Same problem with my Lenovo Ideacentre A320 on Oneiric Ocelot.

 if I press shift and a letter, the letter will remain lower-cased.

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