With multiple keyboards, pressing NumLock effects all keyboards

Bug #663372 reported by Burton Samograd
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

On a system with multiple USB keyboards plugged in, pressing the NumLock key on one of the keyboards will cause all of the keyboards to behave like they have had their NumLock pressed (both LED will change and the behavior of the number pad).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.44
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/dsp4', '/dev/dsp3', '/dev/dsp2', '/dev/dsp1', '/dev/dsp', '/dev/snd/by-id', '/dev/snd/controlC4', '/dev/snd/pcmC4D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC4D0p', '/dev/snd/controlC3', '/dev/snd/pcmC3D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC3D0p', '/dev/snd/controlC2', '/dev/snd/pcmC2D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC2D0p', '/dev/snd/controlC1', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer', '/dev/sequencer2', '/dev/sequencer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'V8237'/'VIA 8237 with ALC850 at 0xb000, irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC850 rev 0'
   Components : 'AC97a:414c4790'
   Controls : 49
   Simple ctrls : 30
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'default'/'C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device at usb-0000:00:10'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0d8c:013a'
   Controls : 7
   Simple ctrls : 3
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'default_1'/'C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device at usb-0000:00:10'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0d8c:0139'
   Controls : 5
   Simple ctrls : 3
Card3.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:3 'default_2'/'C-Media USB Headphone Set at usb-0000:00:10.4-4.1.2, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0d8c:000c'
   Controls : 7
   Simple ctrls : 3
Card4.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:4 'default_3'/'Generic USB Audio Device at usb-0000:00:10.4-4.4.2, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0d8c:000e'
   Controls : 7
   Simple ctrls : 3
Date: Tue Oct 19 10:13:07 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a35b731c-0f5a-42e4-9ac6-74a20bc33ba6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: MSI MS-6702E
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=706afc9c-b5bc-4435-86ad-54b7809d2b21 ro nomodeset quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 01/27/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080011
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-6702E
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080011:bd01/27/2006:svnMSI:pnMS-6702E:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnMS-6702E:rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: MS-6702E
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

Revision history for this message
Burton Samograd (burton-userful) wrote :
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: removed: regression-potential
Revision history for this message
penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Burton Samograd, this is as designed. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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