Comment 2 for bug 1506817

Hello, Jont:

I'm unsure why you wrote to me, but I'm unable to help. Good luck elsewhere!

Cheers from
--Dick Miller, Partner, MMS <<email address hidden>
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On 10/16/2015 06:11 AM, Jont Allen wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> I have reported the details of this problem at
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/272142
>
> As summarized on that question:
>
> X250 analysis:
> I used the command on the X250
> evtest /dev/input/event15 | grep EV_KEY
>
> I can see the bug, as follows:
>
> I click on button 1 (left) over and over. When I push the button down,
> I see it register as 1,
> and when I let go of the key, it registers as a 0.
>
> The bug is that every now and then (once every 20 clicks), when I let go
> of the left mouse button (BIN_LEFT), it does not return to state 0 (it stays in state 1).
>
> This is highly random, but cant be triggered more often, by dragging a
> window, which I do with BIN_LEFT.
>
> I am using a brand new X250, purchased in late July 2015. The system was returned 3 times to IBM repair as I assumed
> this was a hardware error. Now with the above, it seems clear that this is a software issue.
>
> Ubuntu 15.04
>
> apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
> Installed: 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
> Candidate: 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 1.8.1-1ubuntu1 0
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
> Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Fri Oct 16 04:52:03 2015
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: vivid
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-15 (61 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
> MachineType: LENOVO 20CMCTO1WW
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5718b40f-944e-47a3-acda-04e29336d0bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 06/19/2015
> dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.bios.version: N10ET36W (1.15 )
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
> dmi.board.name: 20CMCTO1WW
> dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.board.version: 0B98417 WIN
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.chassis.version: None
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN10ET36W(1.15):bd06/19/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20CMCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX250:rvnLENOVO:rn20CMCTO1WW:rvr0B98417WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
> dmi.product.name: 20CMCTO1WW
> dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X250
> dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2
> version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1
> version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
> xserver.bootTime: Fri Oct 16 03:31:10 2015
> xserver.configfile: default
> xserver.errors:
>
> xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> xserver.outputs:
> product id 1079
> vendor LGD
> xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1
>
> ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu vivid
>