xorg handling of "special" keys inconsistant
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xserver-xorg-input-keyboard (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
while setting up a USB zboard MERC gaming keyboard with ubuntu 6.10. This keyboard has a "gaming" pad on the left side.
all of the keys will show keycodes using xev but "some" of the gaming keys do not register keyup/keydown in the same fashion as the others. This was first noticed after mapping all of the keycodes using xmodmap, certain keys would not autorepeat if held down.
Using scankey -s from the console shows keyups and keydowns registering normally on all keys.
However, xev while in X shows some of the keys sending keyup/keydown as soon as the key is pressed and no keyup being sent after the key press as it should be. This causes these keys to be unusable for their intended functionality.
one of the keys in question is using keycode 231.
| Changed in xserver-xorg-input-keyboard: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in xserver-xorg-input-keyboard: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in xserver-xorg-input-keyboard: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
Hi jrudolph,
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 the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISOs are available from cdimage.ubuntu.com)
If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/
Thanks in advance.
The output of lspci -vvnn would also be worth having.