Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:21:15 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Chris H <chris#@1command.com> Cc: faber@isi.edu, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI Radeon LW RV200 Mobility 7500 M7 locks up on X exit Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102151310260.16885@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102150844570.15948@wonkity.com> References: <20110211191232.GA2073@zod.isi.edu> <86ce5acff788efe61ceabdffe9b194fd.HRCIM@webmail.1command.com> <20110214182159.GB47006@zod.isi.edu> <ccf01657a0b306afbd18da26f230839e.HRCIM@webmail.1command.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102141526350.12645@wonkity.com> <07d729abeedc3b764dccc00cf73b7762.HRCIM@webmail.1command.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102150844570.15948@wonkity.com>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Warren Block wrote: > There are people who have difficulty with hal, and a much larger number who > dislike it. I'd contend that problems with hal are not very widespread, or > there would be a call for the Handbook X11 configuration section to change. Just to add something I should have mentioned in the first message: One reason for problems with hal is the use of AllowEmptyInput "Off". Usually it causes the "sticky mouse pointer" problem, but not always. So many people were using AEI that I decided to write an article about it: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html The short version of that: don't use AEI at all. If you want to disable hal device detection in xorg, use AutoAddDevices Off, or build xorg-server without hal support. If anyone has the lockup-on-x-exit problem and is using AEI Off, please change it to AutoAddDevices Off and see if it makes a difference. It may also be due to window manager/desktop environment, or 32- or 64-bit OS. Mine have mostly been xfce4 on 32-bit 8-stable, which may be why I haven't seen it.
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