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xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #293642
  2. Comment #25

Comment 25 for bug 293642

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jonie (jonie) wrote : Re: [Intrepid - Karmic] Fn-key locks up computer

I think the underlying cause of this bug is still present in Lucid.

Steps to recreate:

Activate SWCursor option in xorg. This will make the cursor refresh slower (and is needed in some workaround scenarios).
Open a text file in an X based text editor.
Start to move the cursor around by holding down the left/right arrow buttons.
After just a second the key input will start to repeat forever, locking any other X input.
Depending on key repeat speed set in Gnome preferences the problem may or may not occur.

There may be some kind of overflow in X that causes the key input to repeat forever.