Ubuntu
input-utils package

Crash with exclusive access (-g)

Bug #43825 reported by Emmet Hikory
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input-utils (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: input-utils

After starting `sudo input-event -g 6` within gnome-terminal under X, and pressing each successive key on my default keyboard (mapped to /dev/input/event6), the system stopped responding, the USB power stopped, and the monitor went into standby mode. The machine was unresponsive to network activity, and no input devices had power, although the internal fans continued to run.

Pressing the power button for a short period (ACPI soft power) had no noticeable effect. A hard powerdown and reboot restored all services normally.

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Jignesh Borad (jigneshborad) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? If you still have a problem, please move the bug to "New" status. Otherwise, make it "Invalid" status.

Marking the bug as "Incomplete" as per guidelines.

Changed in input-utils:
status: New → Incomplete
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Emmet Hikory (persia) wrote :

Yes. I can still crash my system with this. Does yours crash when you access your keyboard this way?

Changed in input-utils:
status: Incomplete → New
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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

(asked for confirmation in #ubuntu-bugs/Freenode)

Changed in input-utils:
status: New → Incomplete
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etali (etali) wrote :

Is this bug reproducible in 9.04 or 9.10?

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etali (etali) wrote :

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

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Emmet Hikory (persia) wrote :

Unfortunately, that keyboard wore out, and I can't reproduce with my laptop :( I'd encourage someone else with a USB keyboard and bundles of "media keys" give it a shot, to confirm the issue is really gone.

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etali (etali) wrote :

Thanks for checking back in. I'll close this report for now because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments, and there hasn't been a response from anyone else for a while. Please don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.

To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in input-utils (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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