Re: X freezing seconds after starting when mouse moves
* Kurt Lieber <kurt@lieber.org> (2001-07-22 18:40):
> I just installed XFree86 4.0.3-4 on my Debian woody box and
> am having some trouble with it. I can startx and everything
> seems fine. However, if I move the mouse at all, the entire
> screen freezes after a few (3?) seconds and I have to
> ctrl-alt-backspace to quit the x session.
>
> I used xf86config to create my XF86Config-4 file and didn't
> modify it directly at all. I double-checked my video card
> settings (verified using SuperProbe) as well as my monitor
> settings (ViewSonic GS790 -- pulled the specs straight from
> ViewSonics' site) My mouse is set up as a plain vanilla PS2
> mouse using /dev/psaux, which I verified is correct using gpmconfig.
Try changing your mouse device from /dev/psaux to /dev/gpmdata in your
XF86Config-4 file.
> I'm using KDE and Enlightenment as well. I read somewhere
> that Enlightenment didn't play well with XFree86 4.x, but I'm
> not sure if that's causing my problem or something else.
Enlightenment works fine with all versions of X I've found. I've used it
for years with no problems.
Cheers,
Sean
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Sean Quinlan (smq@gmx.co.uk)
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