The same problem occurs to my notebook (HP Touchsmart) also but mainly when
connected to a projector, or when the system is too much heated up (Eg:
while running DC++ along with a movie)

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Ashok Gautham <scriptdevil@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 09:39:36PM -0800, Shon Yadav wrote:
>
> > Well but it doesn't seem to be what you concluded because I also
> > did tend to think the same way when I faces the problem in my
> > previous OS XP.
>
> If you had the same problem on XP as well, it is more likely than not
> that it is a hardware glitch. Why don't you try decreasing the repeat
> rate of your keyboard. If it is a stuck key, the rate at which it
> scrolls up should reduce.
>
> > However after switching to new Linux OS, it was going fine for
> > around 2 weeks and suddenly it has started again. So we can say that
> > it is not a problem of key as OS installation would not have an effect
> > on key stroke.
>
> Let us not be too sure about that. It still has a brighter chance than
> you catching the same "virus" in both GNU/Linux and Windows.
>
> Check if your touchpad is faulty. Since you mentioned that this is a
> laptop, try locking touchpad and try.
>
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> Ashok Gautham
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