Media key like volume up & volume down and other special keys stopped working after latest precise update.

[zzecool]

Media keys and other special keys stop working .

More precise if you do a fresh login and you try to use the volume up ( or any other special key ) multiple times it is going to work for about 4 5 times and then stop responding , after this all the media keys and other special keys like Av mode , S1 , etc ( names differ per laptop - keyboard ) doesn't responding as well and if you try to log out it says that you cant because "gnome-settings-deamon" is not responding .

If you other than that log out and re-login the you can reproduce the problem ( keys will work for some clicks - button presses and then stop responding )

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.2.2-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-14.23-generic 3.2.3
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 9 12:06:59 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-02 (6 days ago)

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

that't not a bug in Unity I would say, removed unity and ayatana-design from affects.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, could you add your .xsession-errors to the bug? does it happen in a guest session? I can't confirm the issue there

[zzecool (zzecool)]

I just tried to reproduce it in a Guest Session and i was successful . Its was exactly the same as my main user account

A Hint might be to try to press volume up or down key and keep it pressed ( so it actualy loop ) , i use it like this and it only take 3 steps up or down and hung there.

Im attaching my .xsession-error file you asked about .

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Problem fixed in :

gnome-control-center 1:3.2.2-2ubuntu7