Re: keyboard shift stopped working - old kernel, vmware

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On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 20:58 +1000, David Timms wrote:
> I have had an experience where the shift key stops working. It also 
> affects the shift lock, and makes it impossible to enter a shifted password.
> 
> Machine: hp compaq nx6320 notebook.
> F8>F9beta>rawhide
> booting kernel-2.6.24 from F8 so that vmware-server works.
> keyboard shift stops working in both vmware guest {xp} and in the host.
> 
> Is this machine just special ? Speak up if you have seen this before :)

You're sure it isn't the actual keyboard that's failing (sticky keys or
whatever)? It can happen on old laptops. What does xev(1) say? It should
print something for every event, including pressing/releasing Shift.

poc

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