[Bug 1901083] Re: Inpsiron 1545 -- superflous key stroke logs (translated set 2, code 0x8d)

Henry Wertz, please answer all of the following:

1) Do you actually have superflous key strokes, along with that which is
logged in dmesg?

2) Could you please test the latest mainline kernel (now 5.9.1) and
advise to the results?

3) Did you personally test this with your Inspiron 1545 in a prior
version of Ubuntu (not someone else, somewhere else)? If so, what is the
earliest version and what were the results?

** Tags added: latest-bios-a14

** Description changed:

- I posted some information on bug #549741 stating that I was getting similar logs to what people were seeing in there, and was advised to go ahead and file a bug. I'm on a Dell Inspiron 1541 (this machine is approaching a decade old.) In dmesg, I get a pair like:
+ On my Dell Inspiron 1545 dmesg, I get:
[ 529.926369] atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
[ 529.926374] atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
[ 536.168508] atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
[ 536.168512] atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.

- This pair will be like 2-10 seconds apart, then it could be 5 minutes or
- more between pairs.
+ This will be like 2-10 seconds apart, then it could be 5 minutes or more
+ between pairs.

I've been running 5.7.19 kernel (installed via mainline), but did boot
- 5.4.0-52-generic to file this since it's a supported kerenl (I seriously
- doubted it would make a difference since this has apparently been logged
- since at least the 2.6.x kernel series, and it didn't.)
-
- I consider this bug pretty minor to possibly invalid; these keystroke
- messages spam up the kernel log a little but not too badly (since I'm
- not getting them every second like the original poster in #549741, but
- rather getting one, getting another a few seconds later, then it may be
- 5 minutes or more before I get another pair of them a few seconds
- apart.).
+ 5.4.0-52-generic to file this since it's a supported kernel.

My battery packed up quite a while ago and shows 0% charge.. it has
begun every so often "dropping off" and back on a few seconds later,
both in gkrellm, and whatever app shows the battery icon in top right
- (near network manager, volume, etc.) I think it sends this 0x8d each
- time the battery status changes. Not sure what the point of the 0x8d
- is, but it's harmless for Linux to ignore, it's well aware of the status
- changes via ACPI anyway.
+ (near network manager, volume, etc.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-52-generic 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 22 15:13:25 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-09 (774 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen.xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe-5.4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
- ---
+ ---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.18
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
- USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
- /dev/snd/controlC0: hwertz 3637 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0: hwertz 3637 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-09 (774 days ago)
InstallationMedia:
-
+
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
- TERM=screen.xterm-256color
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=screen.xterm-256color
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic root=UUID=e2909436-8fb2-4f09-a757-822f78af9d2e ro nosplash noautogroup mitigations=off
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1-generic 5.4.65
RelatedPackageVersions:
- linux-restricted-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
- linux-backports-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
- linux-firmware 1.173.19
+  linux-restricted-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
+  linux-backports-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
+  linux-firmware 1.173.19
StagingDrivers: ashmem_linux
Tags: bionic staging
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers xpra
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0G848F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd12/07/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
Inpsiron 1545 -- superflous key stroke logs (translated set 2, code
0x8d)

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete

Bug description:
On my Dell Inspiron 1545 dmesg, I get:
[ 529.926369] atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
[ 529.926374] atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.
[ 536.168508] atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x8d on isa0060/serio0).
[ 536.168512] atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e00d <keycode>' to make it known.

This will be like 2-10 seconds apart, then it could be 5 minutes or
more between pairs.

I've been running 5.7.19 kernel (installed via mainline), but did boot
5.4.0-52-generic to file this since it's a supported kernel.

My battery packed up quite a while ago and shows 0% charge.. it has
begun every so often "dropping off" and back on a few seconds later,
both in gkrellm, and whatever app shows the battery icon in top right
(near network manager, volume, etc.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-52-generic 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 22 15:13:25 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-09 (774 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen.xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe-5.4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.18
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hwertz 3637 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-09 (774 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen.xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic root=UUID=e2909436-8fb2-4f09-a757-822f78af9d2e ro nosplash noautogroup mitigations=off
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57~18.04.1-generic 5.4.65
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-5.4.0-52-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.173.19
StagingDrivers: ashmem_linux
Tags: bionic staging
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers xpra
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0G848F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd12/07/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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