Re: Capslock mystery - Recent phenomena concerning keyboard
Jude DaShiell, 31.01.2012:
> A slight variant of this also happens in command line mode too. Random
> capslock activation does not happen. But once capslock is hit, all
> letters are written in uppercase even after capslock is pressed again to
> turn it off. Also, the only way to type lower case letters in this mode
> is to hold the shift key down as each letter is typed. This is not unique
> to debian either. I've made it happen in slackware too and quite a while
> ago too, so I suspect it's a long-standing linux kernel bug. On Tue, 31
If by "command line mode" you mean one of the virtual consoles, it
reminds me of what happens when a username is typed in all capitals.
Due to historic reasons, then the system assumes you're using a terminal
(teletype?) which only has capitals available so switches to using
capitals all the time. Maybe that's what you experienced... (I saw it
happen to somebody a few years ago but I couldn't get it to happen on my
sid system right now, so I'm not sure if that behavior has changed
recently.)
> Jan 2012, steef wrote:
> > Harry Putnam schreef:
> > > Running Wheezy - kde plasma
> > >
> > > Running Debian / windows7 on a KVM switch (IOGEAR miniview 4 port DVI)
> > >
> > > Keyboard is from `Unicomp' and weighs about 10 lbs. Its not that old
> > > but is in the old style with serious stand up keys and lots of clatter
> > > when typing.
> > >
> > > I've been running thru this switch for several months and a different
> > > switch before that.
> > >
> > > I've been using the keyboard for a couple of years.
> > >
> > > All equipment has been in use a good while.
> > >
> > > I've recently started having a problem where the capslock comes on
> > > (seemingly randomly) but not the led that indicates its on.
> > >
> > > I'll be typing and suddenly I'm in caps and have to turn caps lock on
> > > (led comes on) to get back to lowercase.
> > >
> > > Even that doesn't really work, since numbers stay upper case to what
> > > ever symbols are the upper case for each (sometimes).
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if its related to debian though it did seem to start
> > > following a major update of pkgs. (No I didn't keep a list).
> > >
> > > The reason I say I'm not sure is that once it starts, even if I switch
> > > to windows 7 host through the KVM, its still stuck on caps.
> > >
> > > Googling on various strings, I see this problem coming up going way
> > > back but not particularly recently or on debian.
> > >
> > > After much fiddling, looking for stuck keys, unplugging/replugging
> > > KVM/keyboard it seems to go back to normal, but the last time I
> > > haven't been able to get back to normal so running with numlock and
> > > caps lock turned on to get lowercase, normal shift activity, and
> > > ability to type numbers.
> > >
> > > I've been running that way for 2 days this time around. And since it
> > > seems to have stabilized with capslock on and I quit trying
> > > to get it back to normal.
> > >
> > > This time the numbers are working normally too, with or without
> > > numlock, long as I keep capslock on.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > hi,
> >
> > know/knew the problem. please replace your keyboard woth a new one.
> >
> > reg.,
> >
> > steef
> >
> >
> >
>
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