From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 5 17:31:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C81EF106566C for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:31:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77C198FC1D for ; Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:31:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o15HVARF020800; Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:31:10 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id upiH4KFoAvtC; Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:31:07 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o15HV5pN020792; Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:31:06 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4B6C55D9.6080005@daleco.biz> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:31:05 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chuck Robey References: <4B6B96A1.2070107@telenix.org> In-Reply-To: <4B6B96A1.2070107@telenix.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: X11/freebsd problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:31:11 -0000 Chuck Robey wrote: > I have this problem with my built-under-freebsd-current Xorg, it gives me this > following sort of error everytime it starts up: > > (pts/2):{14}% Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". > Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". > > Usually, that 2nd line shows up 6 to 12 times, I trimmed the repetitions for > brevity. Anyone got any idea what this sort of error is? If it isn't a fairly > common sort of error, I think I'll hunt to see if maybe there's an Xorg mailing > list I could use. I think that the error originated during the period when I > was writing a X11 graphical tablet driver, but it never (until now) seemed to > actually get it the way. The version of X I was using is completely gone now, > and when I found out that the cut-rate graphical tablet itself was too defective > to give me a good basis for the driver, well, the driver is history now too > (except for all the stuff I learned, very useful!) > > Thanks. This all came up as I've been searching for a sound player with a good > GUI, and that's what triggered the error this time (the audacious port). Hmm, I'm not sure it's uncommon, depending on the environment. I get the same when running many apps from 7-STABLE to the Cygwin/freeXer X server running on a Winblows desktop, for example. Any bad behavior associated with it? KDK