Fwd: input device freezing in kubuntu 14.04

[Scott DuBois]

On 08/24/2014 09:11 AM, theuteck at gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, August 22, 2014 08:38:48 AM seawing wrote:
>> Thank you, unfortunately in my case it crashes while I am working.  But
>> maybe there is some program that I have installed that is causing it.  I
>> wonder if I look at what is running at the time of crashes I can determine
>> something.
>>
>> Jason Earrame
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>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 5:46 AM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/08/2014 17:06, seawing wrote:
>>>>> I ran the memory test over night for 6 whole passes and it found no
>>>>> errors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason Earrame www.SeaWingDesigns.com
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:38 PM, seawing <Jason at seawingdesigns.com
>>>>> <mailto:Jason at seawingdesigns.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sinclair,  I have tried with a PS2 mouse and had the same thing
>>>>> happen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason Earrame www.SeaWingDesigns.com
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:23 PM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 02/08/2014 16:39, Jason Earrame wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I recently fresh installed kubuntu 14.04 on my pavilion AMD64
>>>>>> with new 1TB HDD. I am using the stock PS2 keyboard and a
>>>>>> logitec wireless USB mouse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At random times the input devices become unresponsive requiring
>>>>>> me to REISUB.  It happens sometimes after several hours of work
>>>>>> and sometimes after just 30 minutes.  Sometimes the input freezes
>>>>>> and after a couple seconds the screen goes black and it goes to
>>>>>> the login screen as if it just rebooted. Sometimes it just stays
>>>>>> frozen. Sometimes (rarely)it just goes directly to the login
>>>>>
>>>>> screen
>>>>>
>>>>>> without freezing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems to do it when I am using the mouse, but I have found it
>>>>>> gone to the login screen when I have left it unattended for a
>>>>>> while.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This has been going on for a few weeks now and I have not found
>>>>>> any solutions from online searches.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I honestly don't know if it is an input driver crash, a KDE
>>>>>> crash, or something else.  The last couple times it happened, the
>>>>>> freeze happened in short stages. first clicking became
>>>>>> unresponsive, then the cursor froze, then after a few tries where
>>>>>> it worked, the Num Lock stopped responding.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If there is anyone out there that can point me in the right
>>>>>> direction or help me troubleshoot, I would be grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am having the same issue, sometimes I can work a whole day with
>>>>> no problems, sometimes I get this freeze of mouse/keyboard input
>>>>> after a random time. I also use a wireless mouse, wonder if that
>>>>> might be the problem?
> 
> This problem kept coming back and with upgrade to KDE 4.14.0 became
> much worse. Suddenly I could barely leave the computer alone for a
> while without coming back to find that the only thing that works is
> mouse movements - no input accepted.
> 
> Since I have experimented a bit with the neon-ppa for KDE5 I removed
> that in the hope that it somehow might interfere with the KDE4
> installation but no such luck.
> 
> Finally I started suspecting the screenlocker. For some time I have
> used the "Desktop Widgets" screenlocker.
> 
> I have never had a "input freeze" when I work actively. So what if
> somehow the screenlocker messes up by locking input but not showing
> the widget and accepting "re-entry"??
> 
> I have now switched to "old-style screensaver", in my case "clock" and
> have not had a freeze since.
> 
> Maybe this is your problem as well?
> 
> Kind regards,
> Sinclair
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> 
> My laptop started to have heat issues a few months ago, but I tracked it down 
> using a temperature monitor widget and to see the idle temp and watched it 
> climb as I did my normal things until it froze and crashed.   I powered it off, 
> then found out my canned air was empty, so I pressed my mouth to the vent and 
> blew.  A stream of dust shot out the other vent all over my second display.  
> Powered it back up and the idle temp stayed low and did not climb much under 
> load.  Have not had a crash in months.
> 

Yeah, we sometimes forget those cleaning chores. I had a desktop burn
out on me that way.

-- 
Scott DuBois
President EBLUG
BSIT Software Engineering
Freenode: Roguehorse

-- 
Scott DuBois
President EBLUG
BSIT Software Engineering
Freenode: Roguehorse