Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:43:29 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: x11@freebsd.org Subject: moused and text console/xorg switching delay Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0807251726470.84116@wonkity.com>
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FreeBSD 7-STABLE as of July 22, 2008 USB mouse xorg-server-1.4.2,1 There's some interaction between moused and console/xorg screen switching. When moused has been run from boot with moused_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, switching from a text console to xorg with Alt-F9 is quick, a couple of seconds or less. When moused has been disabled with moused_enable="NO" in /etc/rc.conf, switching from a text console to xorg takes much longer, up to ten seconds before the screen becomes active. Note that moused still gets started in the background by either HAL or xorg. The delay is similar on both a Thinkpad T42 and an Athlon 3000 desktop. It doesn't seem to be hardware-specific. Testing is a little complicated because just killing or enabling and starting moused is not enough to duplicate the problem. Reboot does it. Probably restarting one daemon would be enough, although I haven't found which. I don't think there's enough information to file a PR; if anyone can confirm or deny the problem on another system, or find a more specific daemon/system to blame, it would help. Possible areas: moused, syscons, HAL, xorg-server. Thanks. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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