Bug 28961

Hi, thanks reporting this.
This seems a driver bug or a GNOME issue if you use this Desktop.

Can you provide us the output of:

$ inxi -MSGANxx

Component: Release (media or process) => RPM Packages
CC: (none) => ouaurelien

Perhaps related to: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/-/issues/108

Ah. Just answered in the msgs to the contact address ...

Left click on the solaar icon in the system tray, left click on unifying receiver,
left click on the entry for the keyboard, and select the unpair button.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

inxi -MSGANxx
System:    Host: mai.roe.local Kernel: 5.10.37-desktop-2.mga8 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.3.0 Desktop: GNOME 3.38.3 
           tk: GTK 3.24.24 wm: gnome-shell dm: LightDM, LXDM Distro: Mageia 8 mga8 
Machine:   Type: Convertible System: ASUSTeK product: TP510UA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> 
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TP510UA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: TP510UA.303 
           date: 03/22/2018 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917 
           Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 1-6:4 chip ID: 13d3:5a03 
           Display: x11 server: Mageia X.org 1.20.11 compositor: gnome-shell driver: intel,v4l resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           s-dpi: 96 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.2 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 
           chip ID: 8086:9d71 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.37-desktop-2.mga8 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter vendor: AzureWave driver: rtw_8822be v: N/A port: e000 
           bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:b822

indeed this output give informations about a keyboard device with battery.

# upower  --dump
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_AC0
  native-path:          AC0
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Mo 24 Mai 2021 05:29:38 CEST (1910 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    warning-level:       none
    online:              yes
    icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
  native-path:          BAT0
  vendor:               ASUSTeK
  model:                ASUS Battery
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Mo 24 Mai 2021 05:59:40 CEST (108 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  battery
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              32,474 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         32,474 Wh
    energy-full-design:  42,082 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    voltage:             11,52 V
    percentage:          100%
    capacity:            77,1684%
    technology:          lithium-ion
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_hid_0018o04F3o25A3x0004_battery
  native-path:          hid-0018:04F3:25A3.0004-battery
  model:                ELAN25A3:00 04F3:25A3
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Mo 24 Mai 2021 06:01:10 CEST (18 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               discharging
    warning-level:       critical
    percentage:          1%
    icon-name:          'battery-caution-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Mo 24 Mai 2021 05:31:39 CEST (1789 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  battery
    present:             yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              32,474 Wh
    energy-full:         32,474 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

Daemon:
  daemon-version:  0.99.11
  on-battery:      no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:  yes
  critical-action: HybridSleep

So it's a touchscreen with a pen being used as the keyboard device and the
batteries in the pen needs to be replaced.

pen checked:

Type: SPEN-ASU-04
Battery: Energizer AAAA
Battery voltage: 1.57V

remark:

investigation in the web show the pen communicate with the touchscreen with a low frequency between 7 and 44khz.

Asus seems to misuse a chip set of EZTouchFilter, a manufacturer of touchscreen fixtures to be mount on the front of standard displays and which are powered by battery.

Install some new Mesa library update (21.1.1) yesterday evening, notification disappear.


This issue can be closed.

Thanks for the update. Closing the bug. Please reopen it if the problem recurs.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED

Also I was just thinking, if you removed the battery to test it's voltage and
replaced it into the pen, it may just have been a bad contact between the
battery and the connectors which was fixed by the re-seating rather then by an
update (like banging on a an old style flashlight). Just adding this info for
anyone who comes across the same problem.