Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:58:43 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: R: Recent mouse freeze problem with X, different window managers, any browser and flash. Message-ID: <20110112095843.5579879pgwmph41g@econet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <20110112162404.1bb3db2c@ernst.jennejohn.org> References: <30407800.3251371294783096175.JavaMail.root@wmail14> <20110112070910.148639nri1yt6fc4@econet.encontacto.net> <20110112162404.1bb3db2c@ernst.jennejohn.org>
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Quoting Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com>: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:09:10 -0600 > eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote: > >> Quoting Barbara <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it>: >> >> > >> >>> >> >>> For a week or so, with up to date, current, ports, etc. everytime I >> >>> open a page that has automatic flash video my mouse freezes and I hav= e >> >>> to manually kill X and restart. I had worked fine for many months. >> >>> Yesterday I rebuilt all linux emulation. All ports are up to date as >> >>> of today. I have no idea where to look. >> >>> >> >>> Anyone else seen this or know where to look. >> >>> >> >>> thanks, >> >>> >> >> >> >>> From what I can see, on CURRENT most of the flash objects are =20 >> triggering a >> > X >> >> error. >> >> I can see it on the console where I started X, but I don't =20 >> remember it now. >> >> I'll post il later. >> >> Anyway Xorg is still working after that. >> >> >> >> Barbara >> > >> > I think that it could be related to this message: >> > =20 >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-December/021997.h= tml >> > even if I'm on i386 >> >> Thanks, Barbara. I am on i386 also. It sounds as though it could >> very well be but I would expect others to be seeing something similar. >> The kernel that I am using was built and rebooted from yesterday's >> sources with hopes that the problem would just "go away" same with >> world and ports but no cigar. It is still the same and I don't have >> an old enough kernel to go back to so I guess I will just have to wait >> until something changes. >> >> Have a great day, >> > > I'm running 9-current on amd64 and have experienced no problems with > flash using linux-opera, which is what I use to view flash content. > Otherwise I use linux-firefox with the flash plugin disabled. > > Assuming you use firefox you could try > a) installing a flash blocker > b) installing NoScript, since it basically automatically blocks the > execution of java scripts, etc., which might help > c) checking Tools->Add-Ons->Plugins to see whether you can disable flash > (not sure about this, but it works with linux-firefox) Thanks a bunch Gary. That is great information. I'm going to try that on my browsers. =20 Flash can be a real pain in . . . . the neck. I have it working now with Ariff's correction putting machdep.disable_mtrrs=3D1 in loader.conf rebooting and all is now well. have a great day all. ed
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