Re: KDE4 and input events stalled

On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 20:23 -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Robert Noland wrote:
> >
> >>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Tim Kientzle <kientzle_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> For example, if I click on a button almost
> >>>> anywhere in the KDE interface (including
> >>>> Seamonkey):
> >>>>  - Button down
> >>>>  - See button depress
> >>>>  - Button up
> >>>>  -  ??  nothing happens ??
> >>>>  - Move mouse
> >>>>  - Button up, event occurs
> > 
> > Let me guess, you are using Intel graphics?
> 
> Ummm...  Okay, what do you know that I don't?
> 
> I fixed the input problem by setting "AcceptEmptyInput"
> appropriately[1].
> 
> Now, I have two other problems I'm trying to
> track down, either of which could be related to
> using Intel graphics:
>   * On logout, screen dies (garbage all over).
>     /var/log/messages reports that the Xorg server
>     died with a segfault; I presume this left the
>     graphics card in a bad state.  Alt-Ctrl-F1 changes
>     the garbage on the screen but doesn't recover the
>     screen.

This is definately broken on at least some Intel chips at the moment...
I'm working on it...  I find that if I kill X by stopping gdm, things
seem to be ok... Using the logout or reset options in the gnome menus
does bad things...

>   * If I start kdm from /etc/ttys, I get a blank
>     screen on startup.  If I start it from a root
>     login, it works okay for the first login.

This sounds more like it is waiting on hal/dbus to start up than
anything.  You might try using Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" in place of
or in addition to AllowEmptyInput.

robert.

> Still digging...
> 
> Tim
> 
> [1] If I understand correctly, "AcceptEmptyInput"
> is now mandatory if you are not using hald and
> forbidden if you are.  Is there a reason for
> the Xorg server not to set it automatically?
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org"
-- 
Robert Noland <rnoland_at_FreeBSD.org>
FreeBSD