Bug#413538: G-I freezes on directfb initialization

[Attilio Fiandrotti <attilio.fiandrotti@gmail.com>]

murphymichael@netscape.net wrote:
> On Thursday 08 March 2007 11:56, you wrote:
>
> > murphymichael@netscape.net wrote:
> >
> > > On Monday 05 March 2007 13:45, Frans Pop wrote:
> >
> > <snip/>
> >
> > > > Can you try booting the installer with 'installgui
> > > > DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt', switch to VT2 when the first dialog comes up
> > > > [1] and then give us the output of the following commands:
> > > > - cat /proc/bus/input/devices
> > > > - ls -l /dev/input
> > > > - dfbinfo
> > >
> > > Here's the output:
> >
> > </snip>
> >
> > > Input (00) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard    (primary keyboard)
> > >   Type: KEYBOARD
> > >   Caps: KEYS
> > >
> > > Input (01) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad      (primary mouse)
> > >   Type: MOUSE
> > >   Caps: AXES BUTTONS
> > >   Max. Axis: 1
> > >   Max. Button: 2
> > >
> > > Input (10) USB tenkeypad
> > >   Type: KEYBOARD
> > >   Caps: KEYS
> > >
> > > Input (11) Logitech USB Receiver
> > >   Type: MOUSE
> > >   Caps: AXES BUTTONS
> > >   Max. Axis: 3
> > >   Max. Button: 15
> > >
> > > Input (12) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint
> > >   Type: MOUSE
> > >   Caps: AXES BUTTONS
> > >   Max. Axis: 1
> > >   Max. Button: 2
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> >
> > This may be a bug in the input handling subsystem of DFB, we already
> > had a lot of preoblems with it in the past we fixed.
> >
> > In order to detect what's the input peripheral that causes DFB to
> > crash, could you please try unplugging the numeric keypad and the
> > wireless mouse receiver and see if the graphical installer still
> > crashes?
> >
> > If the installer should still crash, is there a way to disable from
> > bios the trackpoint and test again ?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Attilio
>
>
> I did as you asked and found the culprit.  It's the external keypad:  a 
> Dynex Model No.:  DX-NBKP20.  $5.99 at BestBuy.  It takes very little 
> money to get into a lot of trouble.  

:)

> Better the keypad than the mice -- I'd think there would be 
> comparatively fewer of these keypads in use.  Thanks for the sleuthing 
> and for making etch such a great release.  

I'm really happy this bug was workarounded.

Frans, can i proceed closing this bug or you want this bug to be renamed 
and ket open to be listed in the errata list or in the GUI post Etch TODO?

Attilio