Comment 4 for bug 420473

----- Original Message ----
> From: Martin Pitt <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 1:12:15 PM
> Subject: [Bug 420473] Re: too many key events for volume keys
>
> There's a possibility that the acpi-support scripts also catch these
> events and duplicate the key presses.
>
> Can you please try
>
> sudo dpkg -P acpi-support
>
> and check if it still behaves the same?

removing acpi-support did not cause any appreciable difference, I am still getting the same erratic behaviour.

Do you know if there is any utility similar to /lib/udev/keymap but able to generate more detailed info I could use to monitor everything the kernel sends to input/event4?

Cheers

- Salva

>
> However, that wouldn't explain the irregular behaviour you sometimes
> get, like endless number of repeats.
>
> udev's keymap itself seems to be right here (or, rather, not affected at
> all), the key symbols seem to be correct. So if acpi-support isn't the
> culprit, this would be a kernel bug.
>
> ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - too many key events for volume keys
> + Coolbox QBook 270-02: volume keys produce more than one key event
>
> --
> Coolbox QBook 270-02: volume keys produce more than one key event
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