Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:54 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: kron24 <kron24@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dbus/hal in freebsd 7.2 hangs X11 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909281720180.39795@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4AC0D70E.5070604@gmail.com> References: <20090925123222.GA1176@itcom245.staff.itd.umich.edu> <4ABCC2AE.4060205@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909251152170.24887@wonkity.com> <4AC0D70E.5070604@gmail.com>
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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
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