The N95 v12 keypress bug isolated?

[slitchfield]

I think I've worked out why the missing keypress bug in the v12 firmware occurs and how to avoid it. But I need some more data points from AAS readers. Read on for more.

Read on in the full article.

[avithe1]

Will try your multimedia key funda later but personally, after reading your posts the key press bug was the only thing for which I was hesitant to upgrade from v11. But any ways I upgraded and found no key press bug yet.

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[PMitchell]

Hi Steve,

I *never* have the MMM in the background, but i do have the keypress bug. How do you mean 'Exit' it? Any special way or just exiting it?

Regards,
Corwin

[avithe1]

Ya , how to get MMM in bg, even if I press the menu key after opening the MMM it does not appear in the tasklist.

[slitchfield]

Simply pressing Exit within the multimedia menu seems to really close it (unlike Contacts, for example).

So, guys, does this work for you, or not?

Steve

[mobilelifer]

Sorry Steve but your theory doesn't work for me. It is very erratic when it happens but on my N95 it seems that if I press too many keys quickly then it starts to happen especially if I am on a roll when texting. If I slow down and give it time then the bug seems to hardly ever happen.

[RichardL]

I don't disagree...

I've not noticed any keypress problem, but I never use the multimedia menu, or always exit it if it is mistakenly launched.

[Ratkat]

Your theory doesn't work for me either, sorry. I never use the multimedia key (too slow).
It happens very randomly for me and does tend to be when I am doing rapid keypress, usually going between menu folders when I notice it most.

I haven't experienced the keypress bug...yet.

[slitchfield]

OK, modified theory:

The keypress bug happens when either the Multimedia menu OR Music player are running in the background.

I'm convinced it's a bug in the multimedia event loop....

Steve

[xerxes]

There might be something to your amended theory. I was listening to music and doing a web search with Opera Mini yesterday. That was the first time I ever noticed the phone missing keystrokes.

That said I am not using any multimedia in the background now and I have had a couple of missed strokes during this post.

[Ratkat]

Theory still doesn't work for me, I very rarely use the Music Player either.

To test it I have just rebooted my phone, nothing running, Hit Menu, then entered a folder, exit folder, enter another, exit, enter another, exit didn't register.

[stuclark]

Sorry Steve, your theories don't work for me.

I get missed key presses when there's nothing running in the background, and after a fresh boot (meaning there can't be any eroneous processes running)

Although I'm sure you're partially right - Sendo had a similar bug in an early X firmware, which was finally attributed to a bug in the way the phone checked for events in the "standby" mode. It was checking too quickly I think, thus missing the odd action.

[bchliu]

sorry mate.. I dont have any of them in memory and the only thing that is there is Roadsync (and Worldmate as that is also a hidden resident).

This is so annoying - especially when you are doing emails!! :(

[JonathanB]

Hi Steve,
Like you, I never need the multimedia menu, but mistakenly open it occasionally. Do you know if there is a way of remapping the Multimedia key in the OS, or using third party software?
Thanks,
JonB