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FS#13948 - [xf86-input-evdev] Internal ThinkPad keyboard stops responding after long time in KDE4

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Daniel Böhmer (dboehmer) - Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 23:43 GMT
Last edited by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 19:32 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture i686
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

I run X.org with KDE4 on ThinkPad T61. After I spent some time in X my internal ThinkPad keyboard refuses key presses out of the sudden.

If I connect an USB keyboard I can use it. Also the whole system still runs fine! Even without keyboard but with touchpad I can control the desktop and all apps work like they should.

After restarting X keyboard works again. When switching to text terminal internal keyboard works, too.


Following a hint in IRC I configured KDE4 to use special keyboard layouts. This disabled keyboard input at all. I could only type again after disabling keyboard layouts again and plugging in the USB keyboard another time.


This bug has occured only few times during the last one or two weeks. But it is a major system "crash" because I cannot work well when on my way. There is no USB keyboard when I am in the train or something:-)




Additional info:
* output of "xev" when pressing 1st ABC on the USB keyboard and 2nd on the internal keyboard
- http://rafb.net/p/ZTqrGi91.html


Steps to reproduce:

1. start KDE4 on ThinkPad
2. work with the system for an unknown period of time
3. recognize you can't type anymore
4. connect USB keyboard and kill X with that;-)
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Closed by  Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 19:32 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Additional comments about closing:  No response in 7 months
Comment by Daniel Böhmer (dboehmer) - Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 00:58 GMT
I have just found out that this can be fixed by:

rmmod -f evdev; modprobe evdev

This is only a work-around!
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 02 June 2009, 11:17 GMT
Any messages in dmesg or Xorg.0.log when the keyboard locks up?
Comment by Daniel Böhmer (dboehmer) - Monday, 15 June 2009, 09:41 GMT
I've looked through dmsg and could not found any appropriate error messages. Xorg.log is too much input for me. I cannot even figure out where in this list the error messages should occur. The file is attached to this comment. Please have a look at it and consider its worth on your own.

Thank you for your reply!
   Xorg.0.log (54.8 KiB)
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Friday, 13 November 2009, 21:56 GMT
Is this still an issue?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 21 November 2009, 20:14 GMT
Status with evdev 2.3.1?

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