constant kernel errors about unknown multimedia keys
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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udev (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: console-data
My /var/log/kern.log and output of dmesg are full of noise like this:
[17236124.064000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x81 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236124.064000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e001 <keycode>' to make it known.
[17236127.616000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236127.616000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
[17236140.676000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236140.676000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
[17236162.472000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236162.472000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
[17236168.856000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236168.856000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
[17236172.636000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
[17236172.636000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
This makes it annoying to diagnose real kernel errors, since the real errors are obscured by these unnecessary messages.
It's been an issue known for a long time (I think since Linux 2.6), but it's still not fixed!
Last I looked at this problem, it was due to my Microsoft wireless keyboard sending power status messages. There is a similar issue reported in Fedora's Bugzilla, and the problem has been mentioned several times in the Ubuntu forums.
Changed in udev (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Martin Pitt (pitti) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Confirmed |
The Fedora bug is here: https:/ /bugzilla. redhat. com/bugzilla/ show_bug. cgi?id= 141505