[kwlug-disc] Left shift + space does not work

[Chris Craig]

It could be something with the keyboard cable connection to the
motherboard, they do occasionally get out of whack and need to be reseated.
Since most keyboards use a matrix of connections to determine which keys
are pressed, rather than having a separate line for each key, it's not
unusual for crossover type problems to crop up.

On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 16:37, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try a live usb stick with Debian or some such on it and see if the issue
> persists?
> If no issues, they your installed OS has some I/O software issues?
> If the problem (s) persist, time to get a replacement kbd?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron S.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 3:13 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>> Here is a mystery that may be failing hardware, or may be something
>> else.
>>
>> A few days ago my laptop went crazy. It started producing a lot of
>> "Print Screen" keypresses for no reason. That in turn would bring up
>> my screenshot software, making it tough to do anything. I removed the
>> screenshot software and unassociated the shortcut, and since then
>> things improved.
>>
>> Now I notice another problem: if I am holding the left shift key and
>> press space, nothing happens. I looked at what xev reports, and it
>> notes that the left shift is being pressed, but does not register the
>> space bar at all.
>>
>> If I press right-shift + space then it works. Space bar works. Left
>> shift works for capitalizing letters and for all other keys.
>>
>> My keyboard layout is set to 105 key US layout "pc105". I am not
>> sure whether this is right or not. There are French Canadian symbols
>> on some of the keys, which I believe are accessed via function key.
>>
>> I am confident that I used to be able to hold down left shift and
>> press space. Maybe I messed something up when my keyboard went crazy.
>> Maybe there is imminent hardware failure. Maybe something else is
>> going on. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can troubleshoot and
>> fix this?
>>
>> - Paul
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