linux-kernel - Re: thinkpad 360Cs keyboard problem

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Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:43:15 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	Piotr Gluszenia Slawinski <curious@...by.dyndns.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: thinkpad 360Cs keyboard problem

On Tuesday 12 September 2006 17:21, Piotr Gluszenia Slawinski wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> > On 9/12/06, Piotr Gluszenia Slawinski <curious@...by.dyndns.org> wrote:
> >>  On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >> 
> >> >  On 9/11/06, Piotr Gluszenia Slawinski <curious@...by.dyndns.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > >   kernel boots up fine, but keyboard is totally messed up,
> >> > >   and locks up after some tries of use.
> >> > 
> >> >  Could you try describing the exact issues with the keyboard? Missing
> >> >  keypresses, wrong keys reported, etc?
> >>
> >>  with prink enabled it prints series of 'unknown scancode'
> >>  and keys are randomly messed up, and it changes, so like pressing b
> >>  results with n, then space, then nothing at all.
> >>  after some tries keyboard locks up completely.
> >> 
> >
> > Are you loading a custom keymap by any chance? Could I please see
> > dmesg with "i8042.debug log_buf_len=131072"?
> 
> no custom keymaps . init=/bin/bash :d
> uhm, i don't get what you mean by this dmesg syntax :o

These were kernel boot options. If you let the system boot normally
so that syslog is running I'd expect debug messages end somewhere
(like in /var/log/messages) so you could reboot and send me that file.

> i should probably attach serial conole and send you whole output,
> as now (as keyboard is unuseable) i can't scroll screen.
> 
> btw. serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> is found.
> also
> input: AT Raw Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input1
> is reported
> 

It could be that it lies about being in raw mode and actually is in
translated mode.

-- 
Dmitry
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