From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 2 19:09:27 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84741106564A; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:09:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from dd12710.kasserver.com (dd12710.kasserver.com [85.13.134.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67C298FC0A; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:09:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) Received: from localhost.my.domain (ppp-88-217-53-175.dynamic.mnet-online.de [88.217.53.175]) by dd12710.kasserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 982A1184F1059; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:09:28 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from guru@localhost) by localhost.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n52J9NjI003536; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:09:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@unixarea.de) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.my.domain: guru set sender to guru@unixarea.de using -f Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:09:23 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: Lapo Luchini Message-ID: <20090602190923.GA3492@current.Sisis.de> References: <1238957462.1829.8.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <49D90363.6010602@arcor.de> <1238959921.1829.10.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <49DB573C.3020703@FreeBSD.org> <1239129677.1947.14.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <49DC5066.1010607@FreeBSD.org> <1239176118.1954.11.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <49DF49AD.30701@FreeBSD.org> <49DFBAEF.1080904@freebsd.org> <4A256867.8050808@lapo.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4A256867.8050808@lapo.it> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT (i386) Cc: Tim Kientzle , Alex Dupre , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg loops X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:09:27 -0000 El día Tuesday, June 02, 2009 a las 07:59:03PM +0200, Lapo Luchini escribió: > Tim Kientzle wrote: > > AllowEmptyInput hald Result > > off enabled Mouse/keyboard delays/jerkiness > > off disabled Works > > on (default) enabled Works > > on (default) disabled No mouse/keyboard > > Tim, I had your same symptoms (as far as "delays/jerkiness" can go): > when using the USB external mouse and leaving it in *some* positions, > the whole system was paused until I move the mouse even a little bit, at > that point all "missing events" (i.e. all keypresses that didn't produce > any output, or also all screen updates) are shown in fast-forward (e.g. > the Firefox spinner of a loading tab was stopped until the mouse moved, > and made the 3 missing turns rapidly, then all to normal). When the > mouse was left in other positions, no problem was shown. > > After Googling your message I commented-out the AllowEmptyInput line in > my xorg.conf and now both internal touchpad and external mouse work > perfectly and don't "halt the event queue" (or what it was) anymore. > > I still wonder the reason behind this behavior but as long as it's > working, I won't complain. I have a *similar* problem; see my posting in -current with Subject: 'problem with mouse when hald is running': when hald is enabled certain events, for example the ButtonReleaseEvent of a mouse click, is delayed until you move the mouse pointer a bit; until now I have AllowEmptyInput set to 'false' and hald disabled, and it works; matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e - w http://www.unixarea.de/ People who hate Microsoft Windows use Linux but people who love UNIX use FreeBSD.