Comment 1 for bug 190615

I've seen something like this with the alt key - it'll stick in the "down" state, so alt-tab and alt for menu access become problematic. Suspend-resume doesn't help, so I tend to agree that it's an xorg issue.

$ uname -a
Linux mblakele-lt 2.6.24-7-generic #1 SMP Thu Feb 7 00:56:31 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lspci | grep ATI
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300]

$ apt-show-versions | grep xorg
xserver-xorg-input-kbd/hardy uptodate 1:1.2.2-3ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-s3/hardy uptodate 1:0.5.0-4
xserver-xorg/hardy uptodate 1:7.3+10ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-5
xserver-xorg-video-vga/hardy uptodate 1:4.1.0-8
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.0-8
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/hardy uptodate 0.14.7~git20070706-1ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-intel/hardy uptodate 2:2.2.0.90-2ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-mga/hardy uptodate 1:1.4.8.dfsg.1-1
xserver-xorg-video-tseng/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-4
xserver-xorg-video-ati/hardy uptodate 1:6.7.197+git20080208.8606c1bd-0ubuntu0tormod
xserver-xorg-video-rendition/hardy uptodate 1:4.1.3.dfsg.1-4
xorg/hardy uptodate 1:7.3+10ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-input-evdev/hardy uptodate 1:1.2.0-1
xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse/hardy uptodate 1:12.4.3-1ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev/hardy uptodate 1:0.3.1-4
xserver-xorg-core/hardy uptodate 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-input-all/hardy uptodate 1:7.3+10ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-video-cyrix/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.0-8
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/hardy uptodate 1:0.2.901-0ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-video-sis/hardy uptodate 1:0.9.3-6
xserver-xorg-video-glint/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-8
xserver-xorg-video-vmware/hardy uptodate 1:10.15.2-1
xserver-xorg-video-all/hardy uptodate 1:7.3+10ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-video-dummy/hardy uptodate 1:0.2.0-7
xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd/hardy uptodate 1.1.0+git20080208.7606be1a-0ubuntu0tormod
xserver-xorg-video-trident/hardy uptodate 1:1.2.3-6
xserver-xorg-video-savage/hardy uptodate 1:2.1.3+git20080131.583051fc-0ubuntu0tormod
xserver-xorg-video-v4l/hardy uptodate 1:0.1.1-6ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-8
xserver-xorg-input-wacom/hardy uptodate 1:0.7.9.3-2ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb/hardy uptodate 1:0.8.1-9
xserver-xorg-video-vesa/hardy uptodate 1:1.3.0-4ubuntu3
xserver-xorg-video-nv/hardy uptodate 1:2.1.7-1
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge/hardy uptodate 1:1.9.1-7
xserver-xorg-video-tga/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.0-9ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-ark/hardy uptodate 1:0.6.0-9
xserver-xorg-video-i128/hardy uptodate 1:1.2.1-4
xserver-xorg-input-mouse/hardy uptodate 1:1.2.3-2
xserver-xorg-video-via/hardy uptodate 1:0.2.2-5
xserver-xorg-video-tdfx/hardy uptodate 1:1.3.0-6
xserver-xorg-video-apm/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-10
xserver-xorg-video-i810/hardy uptodate 2:1.7.4-0ubuntu7
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion/hardy uptodate 1:1.5.1-3
xserver-xorg-video-chips/hardy uptodate 1:1.1.1-9
$ xdpyinfo
name of display: :0.0
version number: 11.0
vendor string: The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number: 10400090
X.Org version: 1.4.0.90
maximum request size: 16777212 bytes
motion buffer size: 256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding: 32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order: LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats: 7
supported pixmap formats:
    depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
    depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
    depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
keycode range: minimum 8, maximum 255
focus: window 0x200003c, revert to PointerRoot
number of extensions: 32
    BIG-REQUESTS
    Composite
    DAMAGE
    DOUBLE-BUFFER
    DPMS
    Extended-Visual-Information
    GLX
    MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    MIT-SHM
    MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
    RANDR
    RECORD
    RENDER
    SECURITY
    SGI-GLX
    SHAPE
    SYNC
    TOG-CUP
    X-Resource
    XAccessControlExtension
    XC-APPGROUP
    XC-MISC
    XFIXES
    XFree86-Bigfont
    XFree86-DGA
    XFree86-Misc
    XFree86-VidModeExtension
    XINERAMA
    XInputExtension
    XKEYBOARD
    XTEST
    XVideo
default screen number: 0
number of screens: 1

screen #0:
  dimensions: 1280x800 pixels (338x211 millimeters)
  resolution: 96x96 dots per inch
  depths (7): 24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
  root window id: 0x4c
  depth of root window: 24 planes
  number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1
  default colormap: 0x20
  default number of colormap cells: 256
  preallocated pixels: black 0, white 16777215
  options: backing-store NO, save-unders NO
  largest cursor: 64x64
  current input event mask: 0xfa4031
    KeyPressMask EnterWindowMask LeaveWindowMask
    KeymapStateMask StructureNotifyMask SubstructureNotifyMask
    SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask PropertyChangeMask
    ColormapChangeMask
  number of visuals: 9
  default visual id: 0x23
  visual:
    visual id: 0x23
    class: TrueColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x24
    class: TrueColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x25
    class: TrueColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x26
    class: TrueColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x27
    class: DirectColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x28
    class: DirectColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x29
    class: DirectColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x2a
    class: DirectColor
    depth: 24 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
  visual:
    visual id: 0x4a
    class: TrueColor
    depth: 32 planes
    available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification: 8 bits