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0n0w1c
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 Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: Keyboard losing [shift]-[number]- (Solved) |
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I have a weird intermittent problem with my usb keyboard.
Sometimes when I login through entranced, e17 equiv to xdm, the keyboard will not perform a [shift]-[number].
example; If I press and hold the [shift] and then press the [5], I get a 5 not the percent sign.
In typing this I have now noticed it also fails doing [shift]-[punctuation], [shift]-[/] produces the slash not a question mark.
If I [ctrl]-[alt]-[backspace] to kill X, exiting back to entranced, seems to fix it every time, but it is a pain.
This has started happening after
a. upgaded to gcc-4.1 and glibc-2.4
b. emerge -e system
c. emerge -e world
I do not see any related entries in messages log or the syslog.
I am using the USB Logitech MX700/Elite Keyboard Combo.
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0n0w1c
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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More info, still looking for ideas.
Whenever I exit from a window manager (e17 or fluxbox) to either gdm or entranced, I loose the before mentioned [shift] keys. If I do a [cntl][alt][backspace] I regain the lost [shift] keys.
Any educated guesses as to where the issue is? |
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0n0w1c
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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When I run xev
before doing [ctrl][alt][backspace]
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KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1214883521, (166,-16), root:(836,8),
state 0x0, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1214884449, (166,-16), root:(836,8),
state 0x1, keycode 10 (keysym 0x31, 1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1214884601, (166,-16), root:(836,8),
state 0x1, keycode 10 (keysym 0x31, 1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1214885153, (166,-16), root:(836,8),
state 0x1, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
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after doing [ctrl][alt][backspace]
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KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1221638226, (72,-18), root:(1170,824),
state 0x0, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1221640714, (72,-18), root:(1170,824),
state 0x1, keycode 10 (keysym 0x21, exclam), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (21) "!"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (21) "!"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1221640826, (72,-18), root:(1170,824),
state 0x1, keycode 10 (keysym 0x21, exclam), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (21) "!"
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x4c, subw 0x0, time 1221640994, (72,-18), root:(1170,824),
state 0x1, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
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So it looks as though the shift key is working properly, somehow the shift is not being joined with the [1] key. |
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0n0w1c
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: |
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If while running a window manager and the shift-number issue is present, I switch to tty1 the keyboard issue does not exist.
Therefore I would think it to be an X issue, but which of the 300 packages of modular X would it be? |
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0n0w1c
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe this thread should be moved to Desktop Environments?
Is there a moderator in the house? |
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0n0w1c
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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I commented out the following line from my xorg.conf:
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Option "XkbDisable"
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