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On 2009-11-15T22:03:07+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Description of problem:

I've been using "keycode 135 = Mode_switch" in my ~/.xmodmap for years,
to change my "menu" key into something useful.

Starting sometime fairly recently (not sure exactly; sorry) occasionally
(no repeatable case, but happens regularly enough to be annoying), the
mode_switch gets stuck in on, such that pressing the key and a letter
gives its normal version rather than its mode_switch version. (It's as
if the equivalent of caps-lock for mode_switch is on.)

There doesn't seem to be any cure but hitting mode_switch a bunch of
times and other random typing -- eventually it goes off again.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Possibly xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.3.0-1.fc12.x86_64. I'm just blaming evdev
because it's convenient -- could be a lot of things, I suppose.

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On 2009-11-16T15:34:40+00:00 Bug wrote:


This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 12 
development cycle.
Changing version to '12'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

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On 2009-11-16T21:32:27+00:00 Matěj wrote:

(In reply to comment #0)
> Possibly xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.3.0-1.fc12.x86_64. I'm just blaming evdev 
> because
> it's convenient -- could be a lot of things, I suppose.  

Let's try to blame Xserver itself :) (it doesn't matter that much
because issues of input go to Peter anyway).

Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf, if
available), output of the dmesg command, and X server log file
(/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file
attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below.

We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this
information.

Thanks in advance.

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On 2009-12-14T20:59:09+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Created attachment 378349
dmesg output

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On 2009-12-14T21:00:19+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Created attachment 378350
Xorg.0.log

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On 2009-12-14T21:06:01+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Attached requested logs. This is on my Rawhide box.

It also happens on my F12 system at home, which has a different radeon
card and generally different hardware overall. I can attach that if you
think it might be helpful.

I think *maybe* the problem is related to the key _next_ to this one;
I've defined that to be Multi_key, and it may be related to hitting that
accidentally in some way. I still can't reproduce _on purpose_ though.
(But it does happen once every couple of days.)

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On 2009-12-14T21:06:56+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Created attachment 378354
xmodmap

I must add that the ability to type hearts and flowers was added at the
request of my 4-year-old daughter. Just sayin'.

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On 2010-01-23T22:18:50+00:00 Chris wrote:


-- 
Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers

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On 2010-01-23T22:25:17+00:00 Matthew wrote:

This is still happening, by the way. And I removed the definition for
Multi_key, so that's _not_ it.

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On 2010-03-13T11:43:17+00:00 Matthew wrote:

This is still happening. It is very annoying. I attached the requested
information -- see above. Anything else I can do to help get this
resolved?

I know this is far from critical path, but it's a very annoying
regression.

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On 2010-03-19T18:36:06+00:00 Matthew wrote:

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★uℊℊ€★™i°ñ★⁄ Añy ★uℊℊ€★™i°ñ★ a™ all⁄

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On 2010-03-22T00:49:56+00:00 Peter wrote:

some beautiful hearts in there though ;)

please run "xkbcomp -xkb $DISPLAY -" when the problem doesn't occur and
after it occurs. Does the diff show anything? If so, then we have some
corruption in the server. Attach the file here please too, I want to
have a look at the layout.

what does xev show once the problem occurs for key presses?

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On 2010-04-30T04:16:00+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Of course, after that last message, it didn't happen for a while. But
now it is. I'll post the xkbcomp output after it clears up; here's the
xev output for pressing the s key:

KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x2e00001,
    root 0xfb, subw 0x0, time 2996500443, (158,13), root:(283,306),
    state 0x2010, keycode 39 (keysym 0x1002605, U2605), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 3 bytes: (e2 98 85) "★"
    XmbLookupString gives 3 bytes: (e2 98 85) "★"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x2e00001,
    root 0xfb, subw 0x0, time 2996500539, (158,13), root:(283,306),
    state 0x2010, keycode 39 (keysym 0x1002605, U2605), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 3 bytes: (e2 98 85) "★"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

(A bit later)

Okay, yeah, back to normal now. xkbcomp output is unchanged. I'll attach
that.

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On 2010-04-30T04:18:42+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Created attachment 410301
xkbcomp -xkb $DISPLAY -

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On 2010-06-04T01:02:30+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Just happened to me again on my newly-reinstalled (fresh; not upgrade)
F13 laptop. (Same .xmodmap file.)

Graphics card in this one is "Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset
Integrated Graphics Controller rev 7", so I think we can rule out ATI as
the problem.

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On 2010-07-08T13:05:54+00:00 Pavel wrote:

You may try to reproduce bug holding down the Mode_switch key, so it starts to 
"repeat" mode switching regardless of setting for autorepeat option (xset -r).
During this, "state" field in xev cycles +0000 +2000 +4000 (with numlock active 
it leads to 0x10 0x2010 0x4010 states). If you depress it in correct time, all 
keys and combinations work well again.
Normal behaviour of M_s key seen as +2000 in active state (pressed), +0000 
inactive (depressed).

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On 2010-10-10T19:49:27+00:00 Sebastian wrote:

Created attachment 452610
xmodmap to reproduce probla

With the attached modmap you can easily reproduce this problem. It uses
the space bar as a modifier. Note: You might hate this layout, prepare
your own xmodmap on a different console to switch back!

Steps to reproduce:

1. xmodmap .Xmodmap
2. press down 'f' key (do not release it). 'f' appears multiple times
3. press down space bar (do not release it). 'f' stops appearing
4. release 'f' key
5. release space bar
6. you now have a 70% chance that your keyboard is out of sync: Press 'f' key 
and '(' appears

These instructions work almost always for me to get the keyboard out of sync. 
Note that you can use the same steps to get in in sync again.
The bug seems easier to reproduce with an idle cpu.

Thanks if you can fix this issue.

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On 2010-10-19T13:42:22+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Thanks Sebastian. That works for me as a test case too, although maybe
somewhat less than 70%. Enough that someone who has an idea how to track
this down in the actual code should be able to reproduce.

I'm moving this to rawhide now so it doesn't get lost with "ancient"
Fedora 13 bugs.

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On 2010-12-07T20:59:53+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Still here. ★iℊ♥•

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On 2010-12-20T14:45:58+00:00 Joe wrote:

I'm not sure what the protocol is, but I seem to have the same bug in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release 6.0.

For the record I'll note that there is a similar bug reported in Ubuntu 10.04 
and 10.10,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/665956

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On 2010-12-20T15:11:44+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Thanks. I've cloned this into RHEL6 bug 664484, and also left a brief
note on that Ubuntu bug.

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On 2011-01-07T11:26:52+00:00 Joe wrote:

I noticed that in Ubuntu 10.04, plugging in a second USB keyboard resets
xmodmap back to its default state (removing both the modmap
configurations and, apparently, the modmap-related bug).  I wonder if
that's true in Fedora as well.

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On 2011-01-12T22:02:11+00:00 Peter wrote:

problem is caused by autorepeat of the menu key when Mode_Switch is
assigned to it. in XKB terms, Mode_Switch is a group switch to the next
level that's reverted back to the original when the key is released.

with autorepeat, the group starts flipping between 0 and 1 for each
repeat event. the last key release then toggles the state back, so
depending on when you release it may leave the group at 1 (the key
appears stuck). can be reproduced or undone by triggering key repeat on
the key but because timing is involved, it's not 100% predictable.

not sure of a fix yet.

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On 2011-01-14T00:54:57+00:00 Fedora wrote:

xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14

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On 2011-01-14T01:30:12+00:00 Matthew wrote:

(In reply to comment #23)
> xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14

I take it you found a fix. Awesome.

Is this going into rawhide as well?

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On 2011-01-14T01:46:18+00:00 Peter wrote:

rawhide build got submitted yesterday

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=213931

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On 2011-01-14T03:49:44+00:00 Matthew wrote:

Thanks. But now I get:

$ xmodmap -e 'add mod2 = Mode_switch'
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for 
operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  118 (X_SetModifierMapping)
  Value in failed request:  0x17
  Serial number of failed request:  11
  Current serial number in output stream:  11

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On 2011-01-14T20:32:03+00:00 Fedora wrote:

xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 testing 
repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug 
report.
 If you want to test the update, you can install it with 
 su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update xorg-x11-server'.  You can 
provide feedback for this update here: 
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14

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On 2011-01-18T04:32:33+00:00 Peter wrote:

try xmodmap -p. If your modmap is the same as mine, Mode_Switch is also
assigned to Mod5 and needs to be removed from that first.

$ xmodmap -e "add mod2 = Mode_switch"

X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for 
operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  118 (X_SetModifierMapping)
  Value in failed request:  0x17
  Serial number of failed request:  11
  Current serial number in output stream:  11

$ xmodmap -e "remove mod5 = Mode_switch"
$ xmodmap -e "add mod2 = Mode_switch"

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On 2011-01-19T21:10:37+00:00 Fedora wrote:

xorg-x11-server-1.9.3-4.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 stable
repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this
bug report.

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On 2011-01-19T22:46:41+00:00 Matthew wrote:

(In reply to comment #28)
> try xmodmap -p. If your modmap is the same as mine, Mode_Switch is also
> assigned to Mod5 and needs to be removed from that first.
> 
> $ xmodmap -e "add mod2 = Mode_switch"  
> 
> X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> operation)
>   Major opcode of failed request:  118 (X_SetModifierMapping)
>   Value in failed request:  0x17
>   Serial number of failed request:  11
>   Current serial number in output stream:  11
> 
> $ xmodmap -e "remove mod5 = Mode_switch"
> $ xmodmap -e "add mod2 = Mode_switch"

Making this change made the xmodmap not give any errors.

But now I'm not getting alternate characters in gnome-terminal. Hmmm.
Works in Xfce terminal, or right here. ♪♫ So I think that's a separate
bug.

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