From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262507AbTHaFWB (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Aug 2003 01:22:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262529AbTHaFWB (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Aug 2003 01:22:01 -0400 Received: from newmx2.fast.net ([209.92.1.32]:960 "HELO newmx2.fast.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262507AbTHaFV1 (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Aug 2003 01:21:27 -0400 Subject: Re: PROBLEM: keyboard shift not registered under fast typing or auto-repeat From: Carl Nygard To: Andries Brouwer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030830221548.A3654@pclin040.win.tue.nl> References: <1061944729.14320.74.camel@finland> <20030827125056.A1854@pclin040.win.tue.nl> <1062201326.14320.117.camel@finland> <20030830221548.A3654@pclin040.win.tue.nl> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1062306217.23441.1.camel@finland> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4) Date: 31 Aug 2003 01:03:39 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 16:15, Andries Brouwer wrote: > On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 07:56:22PM -0400, Carl Nygard wrote: > > > > > Kernel doesn't register shift state when typing quickly. > > > > Example, 'ls *' shows up as 'ls 8' when typed fast. > > > > Typing quickly: > > > > ## ^--- Shift-up event > > (and the Shift-down event was never seen) > > > > typing slower, > > > > ## ^---- Shift-down event > > ## ^---- Shift-up event > > > > Is this potentially a hardware problem > > (i.e. should I return my laptop, because this is too d*mn annoying)? > > You can try to decide by running a 2.4 kernel on this laptop. > If also 2.4 fails it may be hardware. If not, we must fix 2.6. It was the same behavior on 2.4.20, 2.4.21, 2.6.0-test3/4, and also XP. It's a hardware problem, I'm sending the thing in for repair. Sorry for the false alarm, but it helped to narrow down what was happening, so thanks for the pointers. -- Carl Nygard