[Bug 70317] Re: constant kernel errors about unknown multimedia keys

[Casey James Baker]

Here's a workaround I came across:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=898303

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Title:
  constant kernel errors about unknown multimedia keys

Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: console-data

  My /var/log/kern.log and output of dmesg are full of noise like this:
  [17236124.064000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x81 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236124.064000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e001 <keycode>' to make it known.
  [17236127.616000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236127.616000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
  [17236140.676000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236140.676000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
  [17236162.472000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236162.472000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
  [17236168.856000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236168.856000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
  [17236172.636000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd9 on isa0060/serio0).
  [17236172.636000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e059 <keycode>' to make it known.

  This makes it annoying to diagnose real kernel errors, since the real
  errors are obscured by these unnecessary messages.

  It's been an issue known for a long time (I think since Linux 2.6),
  but it's still not fixed!

  Last I looked at this problem, it was due to my Microsoft wireless
  keyboard sending power status messages.  There is a similar issue
  reported in Fedora's Bugzilla, and the problem has been mentioned
  several times in the Ubuntu forums.

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