Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:48:31 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Odd Keyboard, mouse, networking issues Message-ID: <47EBEBFF.6040400@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <5635aa0d0803271053t36743a5byc2b0074d6a113d02@mail.gmail.com> References: <5635aa0d0803271053t36743a5byc2b0074d6a113d02@mail.gmail.com>
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Outback Dingo wrote:
> I installed FreeBSD 7 on a IBM thinkpad Z60M, Xorg from ports, 3 diffe=
rent
> window managers, kde, xfce4 and fvwm-crystal
> in console, there is no issue
>=20
> in X anytime i type something on the keyboard, anything, regardelss of =
being
> in a console or in firefox
>=20
> the text doesnt display, or execute until i move the mouse
>=20
> ie.. in a console under X if i were to type
>=20
> ps ax<CR>
>=20
> nothing would print, or execute until i moved the mouse, then it prints=
and
> executes
> in firefox, i can type in a full url in the address bar, nothing types =
or
> prints until i move the mouse
> if i click file, the menu doesnt open until i move the mouse ever so
> slightly.
> This occurs in all window managers, both xfce and fvwm-crystal, which l=
eads
> me to think this is an
> OS problem or a port installed the all window managers use.. ie... dbus=
? fam
> ? hal ?
> its quite odd and disturbing since i used kde3 on FreeBSD-7-PRERELEASE =
and
> BETAs for months
> this same laptop has run FreeBSD fine for 2 years.... i blew away the o=
ld
> installation to install a fresh system
> all ports are built from ports.... im connected to the intenet via wire=
less
> ( iwi0 ) and have a usb mouse ( logitech ) video for X is ATI
> Ive had the same hardware for the longest time, a fresh install and a f=
resh
> set of packages on 7 is now creating havoc
> even networking seems choppy unless i am moving the mouse, like during =
a
> download, console doesnt update until the mouse moves
>=20
>=20
> any thought or ideas on where to start looking ? dmesg attached
It's a known issue under discussion in the freebsd-x11 list at the moment=
=2E
Something in the latest gnome upgrade went a bit askew, and hal is runnin=
g
rampant and causing havoc.
Some suggested fixes are:
* Reconfigure Xorg so it recognises your mouse as /dev/usm0 (for USB m=
ice)
or /dev/psm0 (for ps/2 mice) rather than /dev/sysmouse
* Apply a patch to the sysutils/hal port created by Joe Marcus Clarke =
-- see
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2008-March/006210.htm=
l
* Recompile x11-servers/xorg-server after toggling off the HAL support=
in the
OPTIONS dialogue.
However, all of these are still in really the very early stages of debugg=
ing and
solving this problem. Any of the proposed solutions has undesirable side=
effects
which may or may not preclude your being able to use them. I recommend t=
hat you
read the entire thread 'X pausing until mouse move' starting here:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2008-March/006179.html
so you understand the pros and cons as well as is possible before trying =
anything.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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