From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QtgyG-0007O2-GZ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:19:53 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 48D6E21C18C; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:19:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vx0-f181.google.com (mail-vx0-f181.google.com [209.85.220.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B62B821C07A for ; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:18:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vxi39 with SMTP id 39so1070912vxi.40 for ; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:18:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=Z61KvLxsg2Af5ipJZhJ0Ka5u2um2tJFNjVqnVO0iwZ0=; b=VAUZxF9ksAc7amh7S4vb8TyPZ0A9VsolXOKe3UhIOtJBlP2pbkMEmwS2XRe9YrJg2D phJ+0LoaKV0Cx5jecgFpEyDE8XGkkDyZkuiGSefdU5vZU3wZL2gQlqXWknZXowhid1Vo yMyph9CZ4yPwdwLzSLu+wvXzaVxaxOl5Z37AI= Received: by 10.52.23.225 with SMTP id p1mr1028750vdf.186.1313590721075; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:18:41 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: paul.hartman@gmail.com Received: by 10.52.160.1 with HTTP; Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:18:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110817030118.GA13752@solfire> References: <20110817030118.GA13752@solfire> From: Paul Hartman Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:18:21 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: UVRWkxe22AqtCb6MuqIj0tCiHrA Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]: "Reset" of USB when switching to console and back to X? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: bff5ce66da03620f976cae9a1dc65e23 On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM, wrote: > Hi, > > I have attached an old keyboard (PS/2-connector) via an > USB-PS/2-adaptor to my PC. > > When typing too fast (...) the three LEDs of the keyboard flashes > and everything typed then is typed as if the CTRL-Key constantly > locked (I am using the X-window-system with openbox as windowmanager. > There is no session management.) > > It is possible to revert back to normal when I switch > from X-windows to the Linux console (CTRL-ALT-F1) and back > to X (CTRL-ALT-F7). > > My question is: > What part (PC? Adapator? Keyboard?) gets out of sync here is > "resetted" (somehow), while switching between console and > X-windows? > > How can I reset the behaviour without switching? How can I > prevent the behaviour completly? FWIW I have experienced that same behavior with several PS/2 to USB adapters, in Windows, in Linux, etc. I think it's a common problem with those adapters in general. I've never used one that didn't "go crazy" a few times a day.