From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 28 16:35:03 2009 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 14D111065676 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:35:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raszobbi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f164.google.com (mail-bw0-f164.google.com [209.85.218.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F41E8FC1D for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:35:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from raszobbi@gmail.com) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so1313208bwz.43 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:35:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=tjh2h8xyLH9+SzKtZnp095mn5OcJA3K1JFIEvsbZ7/Q=; b=Kj6Sg0fLJsczYcXUn80gEbmiZ8pjkf0uUAmBB/ZSfGtLlumqwj6lxbYTcEcufBXOxQ l345f00UcRlxhygmA1hsfz0gB3LZlXEW8hztPhMXkdEwSbmYiqXMdu3a1foWl0ZEAVBQ 2Vr6kXxVLMq+1ENawEl2COZJQMr2oEh3ygprU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gptzWP1GdPCznaekidUXd403IO2c2PlAXCgvP5i/vOnxDOKTzkw5sQLIFSD7GMTxGc Ji54WVACiTLazZ+DsJLy4jN0aqYRtb+oOZpzIMaSSsazYVlq66GRmOStUdJ0ykbrXuCU lfEumN5G24YmLc4OhZwilyALeATHnUPZG+KzU= Received: by 10.204.118.138 with SMTP id v10mr1158773bkq.208.1238258101357; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:35:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ilras.barsh.com ([92.251.20.172]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b17sm1516302fka.4.2009.03.28.09.34.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <49CE5FC3.50707@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:34:59 +0100 From: rasz User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090327) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Anders_Holmstr=F6m?= References: <11e872670903280553pfcfef6fgb56683808af94aa7@mail.gmail.com> <20090328135448.675cfabb@gumby.homeunix.com> <49CE402D.2050701@gmail.com> <11e872670903280749w6a077b7cva41415c060d425bb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <11e872670903280749w6a077b7cva41415c060d425bb@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia-drivers crash computer on X start 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: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:35:03 -0000 Anders Holmström wrote: >> did you try >> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" >> >> in Serverlayout section under screen, keyboard, mouse? >> > > I was told by a guy on the nvnews.net forums that I should put > machdep.disable_mtrrs=1 in my /boot/loader.conf. Apparently he had had > the same problem and he said it was because he had more than 2 gigs of > ram. He had solved it by that setting, and later by simply removing > the ram. I have 4 gigs, and the setting did work for me. HOWEVER, now > that I startx it's impossible to move the mouse/use the keyboard. It > also complaints about not being able to locate driver "kbd" and driver > "mouse", plus mentions AllowEmptyInput as the culprit. I tried > disabling it but it in xorg.conf, but didn't help on the input device > issue. X still started though. > > I didn't think the two were related, but based on your post I guess > they are. You could (or somebody else) possibly enlighten me a bit > more about the relationship, or point me in the right direction? man > xorg.conf didn't give much info. > > i am not sure about the machdep setting there so i cc'd the mailing list maybe someone else can help you there. about the AllowEmptyInput however, there is some info in ports/UPDATING round about when xorg was updated because I am not sure if you said you disabled the mouse from xorg config instead of moused in etc/rc.conf ( if that is what you said). i have moused_enable="NO" in etc/rc.conf and add Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" in xorg.conf.new right after a Xorg -configure. also, i think you have to test cuz ppl get different setting to work depending their hardware, but i have had similar problem as you with moused enabled and AllowEm...added. ( i have only 1gb memory fyi)