Re: 2.6.1: atkbd.c errors + mouse errors with a belkin KVM

From: Andries Brouwer
Date: Mon Jan 19 2004 - 16:44:11 EST


On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 09:43:48PM +0100, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:

> > > kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on
> > > isa0060/serio0).
> >
> > It is not really an error - the kernel is just being a bit noisy.
> > The 0x7a was really 0xfa, the ACK that a keyboard command succeeded.
> >
> > Sooner or later the noise will go away. For now it is more interesting
> > to fix bugs in behaviour.
>
> Well, the kernel is quite rightfully noisy at this point - getting
> unexpected ACKs is rather suspicious.

Yes, I do not propose that you remove the noise today.
But nothing is wrong.

Several utilities access the keyboard directly. (For example X and kbdrate.)
Since setting keyboard rate and starting X are rather common actions,
most people will see these messages a few times in their syslog.

A few months from now, when we are satisfied that the keyboard code
is in perfect shape, these messages can be silenced by default.

Andries

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