New update.1 build 687

[david at lang.hm]

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, Mitch Bradley wrote:

> david at lang.hm wrote:
>> I'm occasionally seeing an issue with the keyboard in recent builds (no 
>> problem on 682, I've seen problems on everything since). This is a G1G1 
>> laptop
>> 
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> Are you using Q2D09 firmware?  There have been reports of strange keyboard 
> behavior as a result of some EC code changes that first appeared in Q2D09.

I think so (the machine did a firmware upgrade a few upgrades ago, I 
haven't seen it switch back)

IIRC the problem first hit when I tried joyride 1569

David Lang

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>> once in a while they keyboard returns strange characters. q returns a 
>> stylalized w, c returns a character that looks like the alternate character 
>> on the key, etc.
>> 
>> in a possibly unrelated problem, I've also seen strange behavior from the 
>> gamepad keys, when I press a key (up for example) then press another key 
>> (down for example) the system acts one keystroke behind what I type. I've 
>> only noticed this problem at the same time as the first problem, but I 
>> won't guarentee that they are related.
>> 
>> the trigger for the problem (and the clearing of the problem) may be 
>> switching to power savings mode, but it is very unpredictable
>> 
>> I happen to be useing the terminal extensively to run alpine, and so when I 
>> can't compose, delete, or quit it stands out :-)
>> 
>> for a while I thought this was related to loading the web activity, but I 
>> just experianced a case of this problem after upgrading to build 687, and 
>> the only thing I've run after the upgrade is a single terminal window.
>> 
>> David Lang
>> 
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