spacebar-not-working
 

Hey-i-installed-ubuntu-the-otherday-on-my-powerbookG4-everything-
was-fine-today-sapcebar-isn't-working

any-advice
i-have-tried-setting-to-a-diff-keyboard-layout-with-no-luck
when-i-set-the-spacebar-as-a-hotkey-it-works-to-do-that
such-a-pain
pete

Switch to console. Run showkey (yes, you need no spaces!). Press spacebar. Post output (at least what number showed up - if any).

0x390x39-with-a-space-in-between
thanks
pete

and does spacebar work in console?

yes-it-does

Post Xorg.0.log, maybe..

/etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Generic Keyboard: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Generic Keyboard: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbModel: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Generic Keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled
(**) Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
(**) Configured Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 9
(**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
(**) stylus: always reports core events
(**) stylus device is /dev/wacom
(**) stylus is in absolute mode
(**) stylus: forcing TabletPC ISD V4 protocol
(**) WACOM: suppress value is 2
(**) Option "BaudRate" "9600"
(**) stylus: serial speed 9600
(**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
(**) cursor: always reports core events
(**) cursor device is /dev/wacom
(**) cursor is in relative mode
(**) cursor: forcing TabletPC ISD V4 protocol
(**) WACOM: suppress value is 2
(**) Option "BaudRate" "9600"
(**) cursor: serial speed 9600
(**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
(**) eraser: always reports core events
(**) eraser device is /dev/wacom
(**) eraser is in absolute mode
(**) eraser: forcing TabletPC ISD V4 protocol
(**) WACOM: suppress value is 2
(**) Option "BaudRate" "9600"
(**) eraser: serial speed 9600
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.3
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 17 nodes)
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "eraser" (type: Wacom Eraser)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "cursor" (type: Wacom Cursor)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "stylus" (type: Wacom Stylus)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/wacom
No such file or directory.
Error opening /dev/wacom : No such file or directory
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(1,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(3)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(2,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(0,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(1)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(1,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(3)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(2,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(3,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(1)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(0,0x0)
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(1,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(2,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(0,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(1)
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONLeaveVT
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestore
(**) RADEON(0): Ok, leaving now...
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONEnterVT
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
SetGrabKeysState - enabled
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONLeaveVT
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONRestore
(**) RADEON(0): Ok, leaving now...
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONEnterVT
(**) RADEON(0): EngineRestore (32/32)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
SetGrabKeysState - disabled
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(1,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(2,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(3,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONDisplayPowerManagementSet(0,0x0)
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(1)
SetGrabKeysState - enabled[/CODE]