[YLUG] Laptops and the repeating keyboard bug

[Harry Mills]

I haven't seen that bug before - I'm using a HP ProBook 4320s and it works
pretty well under Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick). The only thing I've seen which is
similar is when you hold alt, type a number and then press a letter in the
shell types that letter that many times, but that's not a bug it's a
feature!
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Regards,
Harry Mills
http://haeg.in



On 24 January 2011 16:20, James McLaughlin <jmclaugh at cs.york.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm using Ubuntu Hardy Heron on an old-ish Compaq laptop, and would welcome
> some advice.
>
> Basically, every later version of Ubuntu (from Intrepid to Maverick) I've
> installed on it has been affected by a bug whereby every so often, when I
> release a key, the computer doesn't realise that this has happened and
> endless keypress events occur - like thissssssssssssssss.
>
> (Same symptoms as kernel bug 9147, but a different cause as it occurs even
> with ACPI switched off.)
>
> If the problem persists on Ubuntu Natty, I'll have to replace my laptop,
> and wondered if any of my fellow York-based Linux users could provide me
> with some advice? If anyone is using Lucid or Maverick on a laptop that's
> not affected by this, please could they tell me the manufacturer/model
> number of the laptop?
>
> Similarly, any advice on choosing a replacement would be helpful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James McLaughlin.
>
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