Bug 523902

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When activating the touchpad - pressing down the button to enable touchpad - the input writes out the '=' characters until next key is pressed

Reproducable on Compaq Presario C700

- uname -a
Linux ****** 2.6.27.30-170.2.82.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Aug 17 08:38:59 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

- dmesg
atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x71 on isa0060/serio0).
atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes 71 <keycode>' to make it known.

- xev
KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
root 0x7b, subw 0x3e00002, time 5471395, (44,33), root:(1139,122),
state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffbd, KP_Equal), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3d) "="
XFilterEvent returns: False

- X.org.log
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 2.1.3
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(**) Power Button (CM): always reports core events
(**) Power Button (CM): Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) Power Button (CM): Found keys
(II) Power Button (CM): Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button (CM)" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button (FF)
(**) Power Button (FF): always reports core events
(**) Power Button (FF): Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Power Button (FF): Found keys
(II) Power Button (FF): Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button (FF)" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event9"
(II) Video Bus: Found keys
(II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button (CM)
(**) Sleep Button (CM): always reports core events
(**) Sleep Button (CM): Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Sleep Button (CM): Found keys
(II) Sleep Button (CM): Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button (CM)" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 0.15.2
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.15.2
(II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023
(II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event7"
(**) Option "SHMConfig" "On"
(--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found
(**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023
(II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767
(--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad found

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.press down the touchpad button to activate it
2.
3.
Actual Results:  
the character sign "=" is printed out until the next key is pressed

Expected Results:  
to operate as per normal