Re: Help: keybbbbbboard problem with 2.6.8 kernel
---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Marc Marais" <marcm@liquid-nexus.net>
To: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:19:22 +0800
Subject: Re: Help: keybbbbbboard problem with 2.6.8 kernel
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Sent: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:04:27 +0800
> Subject: Re: Help: keybbbbbboard problem with 2.6.8 kernel
>
> > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 10:30:41PM +0800, Marc wrote:
> > > > Ever since upgrading to kernel 2.6.8 on Debian (sarge) I've had a problem
> > > > with keys auto-repeating in X Windows.
> > > >
> > > > The problem only shows up in X windows. While typing in a terminal window
> > > > (for example) the key auto-repeat kicks in making it impossible to type.
> > > > For example if I try to type 'clear', it comes out 'cllllleeeear'. I have
> > > > to disable the auto-repeat function (xset r off). It looks like the key
> > > > delay value is being ignored and the only thing I've changed recently is
> > > > the kernel version to 2.6.8 (compiled from kernel-source-2.6.8 with the
> > > > default config).
> > > >
> > > > I've tried various things like using the 'kbd' driver in my XF86Config-4
> > > > file, setting the AutoRepeat option in the keyboard section but nothing
> > > > helps.
> > > >
> > > > I've been looking all over for answers to this problem but I'm getting
> > > > nowhere fast! Please help me!
> >
> > Maybe try putting this in your .xinitrc file:
> >
> > xset r rate 400 40 &
> >
> > Hope it works.
> >
> > regards,
> > Robet
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>
> Thanks. I did try that and it works for XFree86/Gnome, but the
> problem would still show up in vmware virtual machines (and even
> worse - appearing to have no delay before auto-repeating).
>
> I've since installed 2.6.11-11 and the problem appears to have disappeared.
>
Just to report back to the list, the problem re-appeared using 2.6.11-11. I
did trace the problem to a bad IDE drive (part of a software RAID-5 array). I
had been booting the kernel using the noapic option but when I tried booting
it with APIC enabled the system failed to boot - showing hundreds of dma
errors and others. Since replacing the IDE drive I've had no further issues. I
have no idea why no errors were being logged with APIC disabled.
This is probably the wierdest thing I've seen in a long time, a bad IDE drive
causing a keyboard repeat issue! I just hope this is the end of it.
Cheers,
Marc
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