keyboard stalling, suse 11.4, KDE, firefox 6.0.2

AMD6000 dual core cpu
4 gigs ddr2 memory
SUSE 11.4 KDE
Latest updates

Keyboard stalling wasn’t a problem in earlier versions of suse. I’m going to start typing forums messages in mswin then rebooting to linux to paste them. It is taking much longer to type messages. Is there a way to change the priority of keyboard driver to the top of the system? Some other way to fix the problem?

I don’t have excess programs running and it’s still happening. If try to use kwrite or libeoffice writer, I still get the problem.

I wouldn’t mind working with developers to fix it. Rebooting between linux and mswin isn’t a problem. I’d prefer if I didn’t have to.

Which kernel are you using?

On 2011-09-28 23:06, lord valarian wrote:
>
> AMD6000 dual core cpu
> 4 gigs ddr2 memory
> SUSE 11.4 KDE
> Latest updates
>
> Keyboard stalling wasn’t a problem in earlier versions of suse. I’m
> going to start typing forums messages in mswin then rebooting to linux
> to paste them. It is taking much longer to type messages. Is there a way
> to change the priority of keyboard driver to the top of the system?
> Some other way to fix the problem?

I don’t understand the problem :-? Please describe. Does it stop
responding? Or responds slowly? Or it appears to stop and then suddenly all
the letters typed appears?

All users? All desktops? Text mode?


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

On 09/28/2011 11:06 PM, lord valarian wrote:
>
> Keyboard stalling wasn’t a problem in earlier versions of suse.

maybe some incorrect settings have been inserted, somehow…

try opening Configure Desktop - Personal Settings > Workspace Appearance
and Behavior > Accessibility, and uncheck every box on all four
tabs…then click the “Apply” button…

if nothing changes, tell us about your keyboard please:
keyboard dropped?
laptop? (make and model)
desktop? (make and model)
keyboard had cola/etc bath?
rack mount? (make and model)
supercomputer? (make and model)
external keyboard connected by USB? (make and model)
external keyboard connected by PS/2? (make and model)
through a switch allowing connection to two/more systems?
keyboard connected wirelessly? (make and model) [fresh batteries help??]
does top show any process eating up cpu ticks


DD
Caveat
openSUSE®, the “German Automobiles” of operating systems

>Which kernel are you using?

kernel-desktop | Kernel optimized for the desktop | 2.6.37.6-0.7.1

I don’t understand the problem :-? Please describe. Does it stop
responding? Or responds slowly? Or it appears to stop and then suddenly all
the letters typed appears?

All users? All desktops? Text mode?

A delay between what I type and what see, about 1/2 to 3 seconds. Sometimes when I type.

Firefox 7.0, kwrite, libreoffice.

>try opening Configure Desktop - Personal Settings > Workspace Appearance
and Behavior > Accessibility, and uncheck every box on all four
tabs…then click the “Apply” button…

That has tabs related to the system bell.
Personal settings->
workplace appearance
Accessibility

>keyboard dropped?
No

desktop? (make and model)

custom built:
gigabyte motherboard, AMD 6000 X2 64, 4GB memory, 1 terrabyte drive, 2 dvd rom drives, 1 backup drive(300gb)
Note: can’t find specifics on motherboard model.

>keyboard had cola/etc bath?

No

>external keyboard connected by USB? (make and model)

Two USB keyboards unknown model numbers, one vaio, one spare mult-media.

>through a switch allowing connection to two/more systems?

No

>does top show any process eating up cpu ticks

Using system monitor, I wasn’t able to find anything causing the trouble.

DOS network attacks? Hacking attacks?

On 10/09/2011 08:26 AM, lord valarian wrote:
>> All users? All desktops? Text mode?
>
> A delay between what I type and what see, about 1/2 to 3 seconds.
> Sometimes when I type.
>
> Firefox 7.0, kwrite, libreoffice.

ok, delays while typing into a window for (say) an online mail service,
or a forum (like this one) using firefox can often be because network
latency…not much to do about that…

but, ‘stalls’ while typing into kwrite or libreoffice has to be
something going wrong in your system…either you have some sort of
hardware problem, or a bios problem, or a software incompatibility, or
the moon is full…

what i’m saying is there are far too many possibilities to being to find
what is going on…must somehow narrow down the variations…like:

boot from a live CD. expect slow loading of kwrite/firefox/libreoff
(because it has to load from the slower CD, rather than the fast hard
drive) but once it is loaded there should be zero ‘stalls’ when typing
into kwrite and libreoffice…and, typing into the firefox URL line
should have no delays and typing into (say) search blocks, or comments
sections and etc at most sites should have mostly no delays if you
have a fast, broadband, wired connection…

but, if on wireless at a hot spot with tons of other folks also trying
to use a limited available stream, you will see delays…noting you
can do about it on your machine (except, MOVE to a better location or
pay more for faster access)…

so, how does it go when booted from 11.4 live kde cd?

>
> DenverD;2388603 Wrote:
>> On 09/28/2011 11:06 PM, lord valarian wrote:
>>>
>>> Keyboard stalling wasn’t a problem in earlier versions of suse.
>>
>> maybe some incorrect settings have been inserted, somehow…
>> –
>> DD
>> ‘Caveat’ (http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat)
>> openSUSE®, the “German Automobiles” of operating systems
>
>> try opening Configure Desktop - Personal Settings> Workspace
>> Appearance
>> and Behavior> Accessibility, and uncheck every box on all four
>> tabs…then click the “Apply” button…

> That has tabs related to the system bell.
> Personal settings->
> workplace appearance
> Accessibility

no, you click on “Accessibility” and then see four tabs: Bell,
Modifier Keys, Keyboard Filters and Activation Gestures…UNcheck,
deselect all boxes/options on all four of the tabs within
“Accessibility” and then click “Apply”

then do some normal stuff and see if you keyboard stalling has ceased…

> Two USB keyboards unknown model numbers, one vaio, one spare
> mult-media.

are they both hooked up at the same time? if so, unhook one…does the
problem go away? if not, remove that keyboard and plug in the other
one–is it better now?

> DOS network attacks?

probably not…how are you attached to the network? is the built in
firewall running? with default settings? are you behind a NAT router?

> Hacking attacks?

probably not…it would take a LOT of knocking on your firewall door to
slow down your letters arriving on your screen…LOTS


DD
Caveat
openSUSE®, the “German Automobiles” of operating systems

>are they both hooked up at the same time? if so, unhook one…does the
problem go away? if not, remove that keyboard and plug in the other
one–is it better now?

Only one USB keyboard plugged in. My spare keyboard is put away. I’ll have to find it.

I reinstalled suse. Alright, one problem at time, the terminal window.

When I paste a command like “ifdown eth0”. Then press enter. Sometimes, the command prompt will not appear. I have to press a key to get to the command prompt. It will wait for a key press when I don’t expect to wait.

prompt> ifdown eth0[enter key]
[Ethernet shutdown message]
[waits for key press]
[key press]
prompt>

We need more info on your system, specially the graphics card. Brand and model please. Also, please let us know whether you installed a driver for it.

On 2011-10-28 22:13, lord valarian wrote:

> When I paste a command like “ifdown eth0”. Then press enter. Sometimes,
> the command prompt will not appear. I have to press a key to get to the
> command prompt. It will wait for a key press when I don’t expect to
> wait.

What happens on the rest of the windows? For example, does the clock applet
stop changing the seconds?


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

Run top and see if something is eating the CPU

EVGA NVIDIA 9800gt
AMD 6000(X2)
Gigabyte M61P-S3
4GB DD2 memory
2x Samsung Sata CD/DVDW SH-S183L
Floppy, disconnected

I use the nvidia one click installer. It added the nvidia repo and installed the drivers. Suse up to date at this moment

What happens on the rest of the windows? For example, does the clock applet
stop changing the seconds?

No the other windows are normal. The mouse works.

Run top and see if something is eating the CPU.

knotify4, kwin, packagekitd, xorg
most often to least often

If try to type “cd Pictures” and “cd …”, I do these both again and again. The delay happens while i’m typing.