KDE4 and input events stalled

[Robert Noland]

On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 20:51 -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> >> Now, I have two other problems I'm trying to
> >> track down, either of which could be related to
> >> using Intel graphics:
> >>   * On logout, screen dies (garbage all over).
> >>     /var/log/messages reports that the Xorg server
> >>     died with a segfault...
> > 
> > This is definately broken on at least some Intel chips at the moment...
> > I'm working on it...  I find that if I kill X by stopping gdm, things
> > seem to be ok... Using the logout or reset options in the gnome menus
> > does bad things...
> 
> I'll play with a few things.  For the record:
>    agp0: <Intel 82945G (945G GMCH) SVGA controller> on vgapci0
> 
> I do have an Xorg.core here if a backtrace would
> help at all.
> 
> >>   * If I start kdm from /etc/ttys, I get a blank
> >>     screen on startup.  If I start it from a root
> >>     login, it works okay for the first login.
> > 
> > This sounds more like it is waiting on hal/dbus to start up than
> > anything.  You might try using Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" in place of
> > or in addition to AllowEmptyInput.
> 
> Startup messages claim that dbus and hal are both running at
> that point.  Maybe I should try adding a sleep to the hal/dbus
> startups and see if that changes anything?

So, basically X should wait on hal/dbus t become ready.  dbus has to
come up first, then hald registers with dbus.  What happens if you just
leave it for a minute?  Does it ever come up?

robert.

> Cheers,
> 
> Tim
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Robert Noland <rnoland at FreeBSD.org>
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