Description of problem: I carried out an update on the 1st of July and now my keyboard has ceased working after X has started running under Gnome. I can log in via GDM entering my password but as soon as X starts the keyboard stops. This occurs on multiple Kernels. I can run to Init Level 3 and the keyboard works perfectly, but as soon as I type startX I lose my keyboard. The mouse works perfectly. When I log off I get a gnome-panel abort This does not occur if I logon under KDE I am using an ASPIRE 5810T-8952 laptop. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: All the time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Logon using GDM into Gnome 2. 3. Actual results: Keyboard dies after logon Expected results: keyboard keeps on working Additional info:
ok after a bit of a google I have found out the problem is actually that the keyboard is slow. If i keep the key pressed down it eventually registers
sounds like you have "slow keys" enabled. if you navigate to System > Preferences > Keyboard And then click the Accessibility tab then you'll notice Only accept long keypresses is enabled. Uncheck that check box and you should be good to go.
Thanks, I did indeed have long keypresses set, however to get to the setting I had to use System -> Preferences -> Universal Access so I think something in the update set this for me as I have never set any of the Accessibility or Universal Access options, apart from leaving them at their defaults. Still its all OK now so once again thanks.
There's a hotkey to turn it on. If you hold down the shift key for more than 8 seconds it will enable itself. This is so users who aren't physically able to use a keyboard without long keypresses enabled are able to enable the feature.