Bug 157156

Summary:	Right "windows key" doesn't generate any key events
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Göran Uddeborg <goeran>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Dave Jones <davej>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version:	4	CC:	bugs+fedora, djuran, pfrields, wtogami
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Bug Blocks:	154448

Description Göran Uddeborg 2005-05-07 19:26:16 UTC

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Description of problem:
There are no key events from the right "windows" key.  If I on a virtual console run "showkey -s", nothing is printed when I press the right hand "windows key".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.11-1.1226_FC4

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Run showkey -s
2.Press right hand side "windows key".

Actual Results:  Nothing

Expected Results:  Some scan codes

Additional info:

I'm using a Swedish keyboard.  /etc/sysconfig/keyboard has KEYBOARDTYPE="pc" and KEYTABLE="sv-latin1".  It worked fine with FC3 and older kernels.

I suspect this bug could be the underlying reason for the problems I reported in bug 154448.  With xev this key reports mouse events.  But I know too little about how X do things so I'm not sure, and report it separately.

Comment 1 Kris Ven 2005-06-23 20:28:46 UTC

I'm confirming this behavior with FC4 final. Running 'showkey -s' does not
record it when the right windows key is pressed. The left windows key is
recognized however.

In X Windows (KDE/Gnome), xev reports the key as mouse button 4 (scroll up).

Comment 2 Dave Jones 2005-06-27 23:12:32 UTC

Mass update of -test bugs to update version to fc4.
(Please retest on final release, and report results if you have not already done
so).

Thanks.

Comment 3 Göran Uddeborg 2005-06-29 12:51:59 UTC

Kris Ven had already confirmed it in FC4 final in comment 1.  Now I too have
tested it there, with all patches applied.  The bug is still there.

Comment 4 Göran Uddeborg 2005-07-02 21:39:24 UTC

After installing kernel-2.6.12-1.1387_FC4 the problem appears to be gone.  The
key shows up with shwokey, and also behaves correctly in X again.

Comment 5 Kris Ven 2005-07-03 09:58:43 UTC

I cannot confirm whether the new kernel (2.6.12-1.1387_FC4) solves the problem,
since it kernel panics on boot up. I'll have to file/search a separate bug
report for that first. I'll report on this bug, once I got the new kernel working.

Comment 6 Göran Uddeborg 2005-07-06 11:33:00 UTC

I've verified some more (on i386 and x86_64), and am convinced this is solved
with the 2.6.12 kernel.  If you should find otherwise Kris Ven, reopen.  (Or
file a new.)

Comment 7 Göran Uddeborg 2005-07-06 11:38:44 UTC

*** Bug 154448 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Kris Ven 2005-07-07 17:38:57 UTC

I installed the kernel on a different machine on which the kernel *does* work,
and the problem has disappeared. This bug has indeed been solved.