linux-kernel - Re: keyboard under X with 2.6.31

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Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:38:44 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Frédéric L. W. Meunier <fredlwm@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: keyboard under X with 2.6.31

On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 05:19:25PM -0300, Frédéric L. W. Meunier wrote:
> My keyboard (ABNT2 PS/2) seems to be broken under X with 2.6.31.2. After 
> less than an hour, it starts acting crazy. The first time, all leds 
> turned off and I couldn't type anything. The second time, all leds also 
> turned off, but since it happened while I was pressing the Backspace key 
> to delete text, it continued deleting, like if the key was pressed.
>
> In both cases, the mouse (USB) still works and I can exit X, where the 
> keyboard works. There's nothing in the logs.
>
> No problem with 2.6.30.9. Is it supposed to be a kernel or X bug ?

It would be interestig to see if the same keyboard continues to work in
console... if it does then I'd blame X.

-- 
Dmitry
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