[SOLVED] Key hangs when playing WoW

Gon · 2007-12-25 14:24:20

Hi,

after the latest xorg updates, ive got the following problem:

When i play WoW and press several keys at once (not always the same keys), one key suddenly starts hanging after ~5min and it's usually the w,a,s or d key.
This makes the game completely unplayeble.

However, when i quit WoW, and enter a terminal or another textfield, it seems like the key hangs (the output is: "wwwwwwwwwwww...." or "aaaaaaa...." etc).

There is no active wine process in the background, so I think it's a problem with X. Restarting X with ctrl, alt, backspace stops working too. I always have to use the gnome logout menu, which only works, if a certain key doesn't hang. When i finnaly succeeded in restarting X, everything is fine again, until I play WoW for some minutes .:(

My pc setup is a Dell Vostro Notebook, T7100, 2GB ram, 8600M GT,I use gnome with compiz-fusion-git (deactivating compiz doesn't fix it) and archlinux with the latest updates.

My xorg.conf:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Wed Sep 12 14:29:35 PDT 2007

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Touchpad"  "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "record"
    Load           "xtrap"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "type1"
    Load        "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbModel"      "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout"     "de"
    Option         "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier      "Touchpad"
       Driver          "synaptics"
       Option  "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse0"
    Option  "Protocol"      "auto-dev"
    Option  "LeftEdge"      "1700"
    Option  "RightEdge"     "5300"
    Option  "TopEdge"       "1700"
    Option  "BottomEdge"    "4200"
    Option  "FingerLow"     "25"
    Option  "FingerHigh"    "30"
    Option  "MaxTapTime"    "180"
    Option  "MaxTapMove"    "220"
    Option  "VertScrollDelta" "100"
    Option  "MinSpeed"      "0.10"
    Option  "MaxSpeed"      "0.16"
    Option  "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
    Option  "SHMConfig"     "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8600M GT"
    Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
    Option "UseEvents" "false"
    Option "DamageEvents" "true"
    Option "RenderAccel" "true"
    Option "BackingStore" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       16
    Modes       "1024x640"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
    Modes       "1024x640"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Please help me, it's really annoying ^^
Gon

Last edited by Gon (2008-03-31 21:59:38)

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-01-05 08:50:25

Hi

I too have the same problem with wine and counter-strike source.
I noticed this problem after updating to xorg-server 1.4.0.90 (among other things but i think this one is responsible)
I havn't tried rolling back my xserver so i don't know for sure if thats the problem or not.

Does anyone at least have a work around off how to unjam the key w/o restarting X ?

jacko · 2008-01-05 13:52:10

downgrade the package, if it fixes it then file a bug report. Sounds like u already have it pinned on the package that is at fault.

can u alt + f2 and then kill the x-server? If that's possible then just restart x. But I don't see how u are gonna fix a problem that is hanging the keyboard with some kind of keyboard trick. Just doesn't sound plausible.

Last edited by jacko (2008-01-05 13:54:29)

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-01-15 09:01:26

I'm not sure for certain that it is xserver, although restarting X does fix the problem.

Though this is very annoying as aside from losing everything i have open i have to use another computer to ssh in and kill X as i cant use any hotkeys or ctrl alt f1 because of the continuous keyboard signals from the jammed key.

Raxle · 2008-01-28 21:21:46

I had this behavior 2 times. Single key locks in a pressed state (in my case it was: shift, win). Restart or logoff helps.
Don't have a clue how to reproduce nor what it is :-|

upd: this all happened to me without wine.

Last edited by Raxle (2008-01-29 08:48:25)

mif86 · 2008-01-29 07:15:00

Same problem. I also started getting it after upgrading xorg-server package to 1.4.0.90.

Hope it gets fixed soon. I see it's already on the wine bugzilla:
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11195

Last edited by mif86 (2008-01-29 07:15:28)

VincentV · 2008-02-18 15:51:17

Hmm, same thing happening here for me as well. Should I go ahead & downgrade xorg, or just wait for a new version? It's irritating rebooting every once in a while, but then, it's every once and a while.

Gon · 2008-02-18 22:32:04

VincentV wrote:

Hmm, same thing happening here for me as well. Should I go ahead & downgrade xorg, or just wait for a new version? It's irritating rebooting every once in a while, but then, it's every once and a while.

Do you use compiz? Disable it and try again. Worked for me now, though it didn't work when I posted the thread.
Or: Try to start it without a window manager. It fixed the problem for mif86 in this thread.

Last edited by Gon (2008-02-18 22:33:42)

VincentV · 2008-02-19 15:41:02

Hi,
Thanks Gon but sorry, no Compiz here (as far as I can tell using top, ps, slocate, and every other method I could think of!). I'm not trying to run WoW by the way, guess I didn't make that clear. It's not too big a deal right now, I just won't have so many terminals open editing code until this gets fixed though!

VincentV · 2008-02-19 16:17:41

The following type message shows up a _lot_ in both /var/log/kernel.log and /var/log/errors.log, by the way.

Feb 18 16:53:43 perelandra [fglrx:firegl_free_mutex] *ERROR* mutex id 0x000001ba not found in mutex list

Also, is this interesting/helpful to anyone? It's at the end of my /var/log/kdm.log:

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 15 16:18:56 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[atiddx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: 20008000
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000004
Receive enable interrupt ret message
...irqEnableMask: 10000000
...dwIRQEnableId: 00000005
expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
QSettings: error creating /tmp/2087128227/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/2087128227/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /tmp/2087128227/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/2087128227/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
QSettings: error creating /tmp/2087128227/.qt
QSettings: failed to open file '/tmp/2087128227/.qt/qt_plugins_3.3rc'
QSettings::sync: filename is null/empty
Warning: LookupDrawable()/SecurityLookupDrawable() are deprecated.  Please convert your driver/module to use dixLookupDrawable().
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled

mif86 · 2008-02-21 12:35:36

I'll mention that it doesn't only happen in WoW for me either. I've made it happen in other games running Wine as well. Not in linux native games though. Not even frets on fire (!)

VincentV · 2008-02-22 16:09:00

Still don't know that anything I've been experiencing is related to the WoW problems, but I downgraded xorg-server from xorg-server-1.4.0.90-6 to xorg-server-1.4.0.90-5. Found out before long I was still having my problems (while running an OpenGL program I'm working on, occasionally while pressing say 'f' to move stuff into the screen along the Z-axis, 'f' stays pressed, in the app as well as every terminal I switch to, my browser, etc. & only reboot seems to fix it).

Somehow it occurred finally to me to look over /var/log/pacman.log, and in the info on a recent pacman -Syu was the instruction to "Run 'hwd -u' to update xorgtable, pci-, and usb.ids." Well, blow me over. I did that and so far so good! I think I'll wait for a brand new shiny xorg-server before I update it again, just because. Meanwhile, I keep on choogling, if my problems I mentioned reappear I'll post that info too.

VincentV · 2008-02-22 22:08:16

Nope, just wiped out on me again, &*%)*)$#()!!! Hrrmmm, time to poke & prod I reckon.

jeebusroxors · 2008-03-17 18:27:57

Any updates or fixes for this yet?

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-03-22 06:50:47

Its horrible annoying bug, but for me so far it doesn't happen when i switch off compiz.

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-03-27 05:30:01

H'ok
This bug is tracked here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14449
there was a patch uploaded for it, but that bug is also marked as a dup of another bug w/o a patch...

anyway i have rebulit my xorg-server pacakge with this patch included here:
http://juno.stabat.com/someguy/xorg-ser … pkg.tar.gz
(the version and build number are the same as the package i got out of abs i didn't increment it)

i am running it now @ work and so far it works and hasn't deleted my file system
however i wont be able to test if my games still jam keys till i get home

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-03-28 00:24:28

So far keys haven't jammed for me using this build of xserver.. though i've only played a bit of counterstrike so far so i'm not sure yet.

Gon · 2008-03-31 21:58:54

confirmed.
patch works.
your package works.

problem solved.

VincentV · 2008-04-03 20:49:08

Yes, sorry I haven't been watching this, my xserver is running fine now too. So good I'd forgotten all about ever having this problem! Thanks everyone!

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-04-04 16:17:31

now does ne1 know how i go about getting the pkg maintainer to include this patch in the official pkg?

gokz1000 · 2008-05-17 19:22:32

Hi guys,

i've been having the same problem as described above so I tried to download the patched version of xorg server by SomeGuy (http://juno.stabat.com/someguy/xorg-ser … pkg.tar.gz). The server that this file is hosted on seems really flaky and when managed to download it, it doesn't seem to want to untar. I've tried tar -zxvf on the file and I get an error. Is there something that i'm doing wrong?

EDIT:: being a newbie in arch linux, i realized that i should be doing pacman -A on the file. I tried that and i still get an error. it doesnt seem like the full file was downloaded. Is there a mirror for this file?

here is the error

error while reading package ... : Unrecognized archive format: Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character
error: 'filenamehere': libarchive error

Thanks

Last edited by gokz1000 (2008-05-17 19:45:44)

evilviper77 · 2008-05-19 03:19:46

I'm having the same problem. There seems to be something wrong with the download.

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-05-19 05:27:11

Sorry guys one of the n00bs at my work decided to make ssh listen on port 80 so he could bypass this other company's proxy....

anyway the file is now accessible again!

also u want to pacman -U xorg-server-1.4.0.90-9-i686.pkg.tar.gz
(U, upgrade, assuming you already have xorg-server installed)

evilviper77 · 2008-05-19 05:46:38

Sweet. Thank you very much.

edit: It downloads, it installs, it works!!!!!!!!!!!

Last edited by evilviper77 (2008-05-19 05:48:49)

SomeGuy1337 · 2008-05-20 02:53:43

the link is moved to here now
http://juno.stabat.com:8080/someguy/xor … pkg.tar.gz

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