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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:22:40 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: John Clemens <john@deater.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Mouse/Keyboard hangs..
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Hi!

> I'm having an issue with my laptop.. the same issue i've had for since I
> baught it..  Under linux the mouse (synaptics touchpad) and/or keyboard
> will suddenly lock.  All input stops.  I can telnet in and shutdown
> cleanly, but that doesn't help recover that I've got on my screen in X (or
> the console).
> 
> Hardware: HP n5430 laptop, synaptics touchpad, trident XP graphics,
> standard low-end laptop.
> 
> Here's the really odd part.  When it happens, if i notice quickly enough
> and hit the power switch on my laptop for just a split second (not the 5
> seconds to power off).. it sometimes comes back!  It's happened twice
> while typing this email in pine using a text console (no X, no mouse).
> But if I wait too long (a few seconds)...no matter how many times i nudge
> the power switch, it never comes back.  Sometimes it's more frequent then
> others.. sometimes I'll go for days/weeks without seeing it.

Strange.. I have something very similar on hp omnibook xe3 here,
except that:

1) I do not think it responds to the net when hung

2) it *allways* recovers after power button

3) it seems to only happen in 2.5.X here, maybe it has something to do
with ACPI?

> The behavior is a little different recently though with the 2.5 series.
> Now, sometimes when it comes back, i get the character i was typing
> repeated (as if a key was stuck) until i hit another key.  This change
> could be related to the new i8042 changes in 2.5, I'm not sure.

Mine remembers up to few keystrokes I was typing...

								Pavel
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