[CentOS] CentOS 5 takes one second holding each keyboard key until it shows.

Wed Aug 27 12:00:13 UTC 2014
mark <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

On 08/26/14 22:54, Reinhard Dunkel wrote:
> I used CentOS 5 for years. Suddenly, it takes one second holding a
> keyboard key until it shows on the screen:

Dumb question: have you tried a second keyboard?

	mark, who tries not to drink over the keyboard
>
> # uname -a
> Linux nitrogen 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5PAE #1 SMP Wed Jul 23 15:54:19 EDT
> 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> # xset -q
> Keyboard Control:
>     auto repeat:  off    key click percent:  50    LED mask:  00000000
>     auto repeat delay:  660    repeat rate:  25
>     auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
>                           fadfffdfffdfe5ef
>                           ffffffffffffffff
>                           ffffffffffffffff
>     bell percent:  100    bell pitch:  800    bell duration:  100
> Pointer Control:
>     acceleration:  20/10    threshold:  2
> Screen Saver:
>     prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
>     timeout:  0    cycle:  600
> Colors:
>     default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0    WhitePixel:  16777215
> Font Path:
>     unix/:7100,built-ins
> Bug Mode: compatibility mode is enabled
> DPMS (Energy Star):
>     Standby: 0    Suspend: 1800    Off: 1800
>     DPMS is Enabled
>     Monitor is On
> Font cache:
>     Server does not have the FontCache Extension
> File paths:
>     Config file:  /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>     Modules path: /usr/lib/xorg/modules
>     Log file:     /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>
> I copied the CentOS 5 /etc/X11/xorg.conf to CentOS 7 (on the same
> computer) and rebooted - no effect. I copied the CentOS 7
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf to CentOS 5 and rebooted - no
> effect. I tried different CentOS 5 xset settings, I tried an IBM Soft
> Touch and a Logitech keyboard using different cabeling. What might
> resolve this new one second delay for each CentOS 5 keyboard key? What
> might have caused it?
>
> ThanX
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