Comment 113 for bug 264196

The bug is back. The edit in rc.local fixed it for 2-1/2 weeks, but
today the old fast-repeat misbehavior has returned on my USB keyboard,
but not on the laptop's built-in keyboard.

I checked rc.local and my fix is still there, has not disappeared.

I am using Mint 6.0

On 4/4/09, Launchpad Bug Tracker <email address hidden> wrote:
> This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-input-evdev -
> 1:2.1.1-1ubuntu4
>
> ---------------
> xserver-xorg-input-evdev (1:2.1.1-1ubuntu4) jaunty; urgency=low
>
> [Bryce Harrington]
> * rules: Adding 'patch' to the build task appears to be unnecessary.
>
> [Jeffrey Knockel]
> * Add 102_filter_kernel_repeat.patch: Allow software to control keyboard
> repeat rate. (LP: #345397, LP: #264196)
>
> -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:45:01
> -0700
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
>
> --
> [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264196
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> Status in X.Org X server: Fix Released
> Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> go to System > Preferences > Keyboard > General
>
> The controls under Repeat Keys are failing to properly adjust the timing of
> how fast keys are repeated when held down.
>
> I filed under gnome, but a person there thinks its an xorg bug in ubuntu:
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org show_bug.cgi?id=550242 It has become quite
> clear that this is a problem with the xorg-evdev driver, and intrepids new
> hotplug architecture.
>
>
> Here is a workaround for this:
>
> Temporarily add the following to your xorg.conf:
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"
> EndSection
>
> Restart X, and you will be able to change the settings. Once changed, you
> can remove those lines from your xorg.conf (which is recommended since
> setting AutoAddDevices to off can interfere with your keyboard)
>
>
> Another (and possibly better) workaround is to set the repeat rate manually,
> see this comment for directions:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/264196/comments/26
>
>
> This bug may also be related to bug 278078
>