Re: Keyboard freezing/repeating endlessly
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:00:01 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> Joe Riel wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:17:32 +0000 (UTC)
> > Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:21:03 -0800, Joe Riel wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:44:38 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón wrote:
> >>>> OTOH, are you sure there is no information/warning about the lock
> >>>> in "/ var/log/Xorg.0.log"?
> >>> I'm not sure . Nothing jumped out at me, but I'm clueless. There
> >>> is this:
> >>>
> >>> (II) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/nouveau_dri.so failed
> >>> (/usr/lib/dri/nouveau_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No
> >>> such file or directory)
> >>>
> >>> Google search indicates that this isn't an issue (as does the II).
> >>> Attached is the entire Xorg.0.log.old.
> >> Thanks... yup, I see something suspicious (or maybe not) at the end
> >> of the file:
> >>
> >> ***
> >> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> >> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> >> (II) UVC Camera (046d:09a1): Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> >> (II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Device
> >> reopened after 1 attempts. (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard:
> >> Device reopened after 1 attempts. (II) Macintosh mouse button
> >> emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> >>
> >> (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> (II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Close
> >>
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> (II) UVC Camera (046d:09a1): Close
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> (II) Power Button: Close
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> (II) Power Button: Close
> >> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> >> ***
> >>
> >> "evdev" module is unloaded for no apparent reason but not sure if
> >> this a normal/common log.
> >
> > To check this, I just restarted the machine and compared the
> > Xorg.0.log.old file created with the one following a lockup
> > (and subsequent restart). The unloading of evdev appears normal,
> > however, what is not in the "normal" restart log are the lines
> >
> >> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> > ...
> >> Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> >
> > Any idea what that might indicate?
> >
>
> Got that too:
>
> /var/logThu Jan 13-14:57:09# grep Power Xorg.0.log
> (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
> (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
> (**) Power Button: always reports core events
> (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
> (II) Power Button: Found keys
> (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type:
> KEYBOARD) (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button
> (/dev/input/event1) (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev
> keyboard catchall" (**) Power Button: always reports core events
> (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
> (II) Power Button: Found keys
> (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type:
> KEYBOARD) (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> (II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
> /var/logThu Jan 13-14:57:22#
>
> ...
>
> Power Button configuring as keyboard?
That does look suspicious. Thanks for pointing it out.
At the very least, if normal, it is extremely cryptic.
That information notice appears in all my Xorg.0.log
files.
Maybe I have to toggle the power button to clear the
repeating key 8-)
--
Joe Riel
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