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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:04:47 -0600 From: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com> To: Vincent Perricone <vhp@...falo.edu> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Keyboard driver not refreshing settings when unplugged. On 11/11/2009 11:50 PM, Vincent Perricone wrote: > I noticed a bug which may possibly be part of the Linux kernel. If > one were to enable a setting on the keyboard(caps lock) and then > unplug that keyboard. Upon re-plugging it in or another, the system > will still keep caps lock enabled. When the user then goes and > enables caps lock on their own keyboard which assumes the setting is > disabled, the system then turns caps lock off, even though the user > wanted it on. > > 2.6.31-14-generic USB or PS/2 keyboard? I don't know that the kernel even can tell if a PS/2 keyboard has been unplugged or not.. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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