Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264837AbTH3O7G (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:59:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264839AbTH3O7G (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:59:06 -0400 Received: from hauptpostamt.charite.de ([193.175.66.220]:59046 "EHLO hauptpostamt.charite.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264837AbTH3O7D (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:59:03 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:59:00 +0200 From: Ralf Hildebrandt To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Re:Re: Linux 2.6.0-test4 Message-ID: <20030830145900.GB6862@charite.de> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030830095858.0895.CHRIS@heathens.co.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030830095858.0895.CHRIS@heathens.co.nz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1705 Lines: 37 * Chris Heath : > > I still have issues with the keyboard -- sometimes when typing in the > > frambuffer console I get an "unknown scancode" and after that the CTRL > > key is stuck forever, which forces me to reboot. > > Please post the full error message. Does the error message always > contain the same scancode? I'll do that. Aug 27 18:53:41 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed. Aug 27 19:15:14 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xb9, on isa0060/serio0) pressed. Aug 27 19:42:50 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed. Aug 28 10:14:14 hummus2 kernel: atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0x9d, on isa0060/serio0) pressed. Basically, CTRL was stuck. Even when I switched to X11. > My guess is you can get out of that without a reboot. Next time it > happens, try this: > 1. Press and release each Ctrl key. (This makes sure the key_down > array is correct.) > 2. Switch to another console and back again. (This executes the > compute_shiftstate function, which recalculates the shift > state from the key_down array.) Ah, good idea. -- Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de Charite Campus Mitte Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Referat V a - Kommunikationsnetze - Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916 AIM: ralfpostfix - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/