"Sticky keyboard" fault?

[Bill Davidsen]

Bill Davidsen wrote:
> I recently got a pop-up say "Sticky keyboard - disabled" and my keyboard stopped
> working. My first reaction was that the message was translated to English, and
> "stuck key" became "sticky keyboard." Can't think of a sensor for that.
>
Thanks to all who contributed ideas. I do sometimes type a line without the cap 
lock, depending on what the text is and if that is convenient. That MAY have 
been the original cause.

> In any case, keyboard was *WAY* disabled, plugging in a USB keyboard didn't
> help, ssh from another machine didn't help (keystrtokes not accepted), and I
> finally had to reboot the machine, after migrating all the guests elsewhere or
> shutting them down. Major PITA.
>
> So is there (supposed to be) a way to clear that? And how does the driver tell a
> stuck key from a user holding a key, like a gamer holding down "F" to fire
> weapons, as I've seen them do. How is it detected, and please may I make it not
> do that? Recovery by boot is a Windows technology, they might have it patented.
>


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