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Subject: Re: KDE4 and input events stalled
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>>>>   * 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.
> 
> So, basically X should wait on hal/dbus t become ready. 

Looking at the code, this might be impossible.

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/hal does some very strange
gyrations to delay its own start until after
at least one getty process has started.  That would
make it highly improbable that hal can start before X
if X is being started from /etc/ttys.

I'm not familiar enough with hal to know why it might
want to do this.  Any ideas?

Tim