From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 28 23:24:56 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 E6AC0106566B for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:24:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43D4B8FC16 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:24:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n8SNOs2X039815; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n8SNOsBV039812; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: kron24 In-Reply-To: <4AC0D70E.5070604@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <20090925123222.GA1176@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu> <4ABCC2AE.4060205@gmail.com> <4AC0D70E.5070604@gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dbus/hal in freebsd 7.2 hangs X11 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: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:24:57 -0000 On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, kron24 wrote: >> >> It works here. Can we see your xorg.conf? When you built xorg-server, >> did you enable hal support? > > Yes, built with default options (including HAL). My xorg.conf > is below. > > The machine is too weak to run my desktop, I use it only to test > things: > CPU: > VIA Samuel 2 (532.64-MHz 686-class CPU) > graphics: > vendor = 'Trident Microsystems' > device = 'Via Tech VT8361/VT8601 Graphics Controller (VT8361)' > > I don't mind the hangs with dbus+hal - I don't use them, > I enabled them just to test OP's problem. > > Purely and simply, it is much less responsive with dbus+hal. It > often takes seconds to see what I typed in a terminal emulator. > Maybe the box is just underpowered for dbus+hal, I can live with > that :-) > > BR, Oli > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "X.org Configured" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" > EndSection Just now I added Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" to my xorg.conf, and it becomes draggy and slow on input. Your alternate keyboard layouts complicate the situation with hal. I've seen that discussed here; a search might be useful. A 500 MHz VIA should be plenty fast enough to run one of the lighter X desktops (xfce4). -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA