Re: Keys get stuck

[Andrew Morton]

(cc linux-input)

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:32:14 +0100 "Fred ." <eldmannen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I (and many others) have a problem.
> 
> I am using Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" (alpha).
> xorg  1:7.3+10ubuntu6
> Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Mon Mar 10 15:32:00 UTC 2008
> i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> MSI P35 Neo motherboard with a HP USB keyboard.
> 
> Sometimes the keys get "stuck" and it keeps on repeating the button
> all the time.
> It often happen when I play games, that it repeats one of the arrow keys.
> 
> Now this is a problem that lots of people have experienced.
> I've experienced it with other kernels too.
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/194214
> 
> It is a very annoying bug, that happens to many users.
> Restarting Xorg solves the problem.
> 
> Someone said this was a problem with dynticks, but I don't know.
> 
> Does anyone know what is causing this problem, and how to fix it?
> 

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