Re: 2.6.0-test5 atkbd.c: Unknown key (100% reproduceable)

From: Andries Brouwer (aebr_at_win.tue.nl)
Date: 09/13/03

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    Date:	Sat, 13 Sep 2003 22:07:43 +0200
    To: Dmitri Katchalov <dmitrik@users.sourceforge.net>
    
    

    On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 06:51:14PM +1000, Dmitri Katchalov wrote:

    > I'm consistently getting this error:
    >
    > atkbd.c: Unknown key (set 2, scancode 0xab, on isa0060/serio0) pressed.
    > This happens whenever I type 'f' in "<F7>usbdevfs". It then keeps
    > repeating the 'f' until I press another key. I first noticed it when
    > doing a search in mcedit but it also happens on command line and
    > everywhere. It does not matter if I type it slow of fast. If I type
    > less then the whole string (eg. "devf") the error does not occur but
    > the letter 'f' occasionally gets eaten away.
    >
    > H/W: P4 (w/HT), ABIT IS7 M/B with Intel i865/ICH5 chipset,
    > bog-standard cheap PS/2 kbd.
    > S/W: Debian mid-way between stable and testing, 2.6.0-test5
    > with SMP and preemptive, no extra tasks running (I can reproduce it at
    > the login prompt immediately after reboot).

    Question 1: Does the error remain if you switch off preemptive?

    Question 2: Can you enable DEBUG in i8042.c, repeat the error
    and mail me the resulting output?

    Andries

    aeb@cwi.nl

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