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From: Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 17:34:58
Message-Id: 342e1090905121034t284af5d9had066bbd9f174d06@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3 by Arnau Bria
1 On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 14:08, Arnau Bria <arnau@×××××××××.net> wrote:
2 > On Tue, 12 May 2009 13:43:38 -0300
3 > Daniel da Veiga wrote:
4 >
5 > [...]
6 >> > Then I see errro messages from all aplications I use in my XFCE, it
7 >> > is normal?
8 >> >
9 >>
10 >> Definetly not normal.
11 > Xorg messages? or application ones?
12 >
13
14 All of them, lol.
15
16 >> Have you run revdep-rebuild? What's your kernel
17 >> and VIDEO_CARDS variable content? Why are you using fbdev?
18 >  # grep VIDEO /etc/make.conf
19 > VIDEO_CARDS="vesa intel"
20 >
21 > *I keep vesa cause I had many problems with intel driver...
22
23 Hmm, me too.
24
25 >
26 > # uname -a
27 > Linux amparo 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #3 SMP Sat Jan 31 23:09:23 Local time zone must be set--see zic  i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5470 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
28 >
29 > *I'll ask later about the "Local time zone" message, cause I've it
30 > configured as  Gentoo Linux Localization Guide says... :-(
31 >
32
33 xf86-video-intel-2.6 and above only worked OK for me with GEM enabled
34 in the kernel (2.6.28 and aboce)... But that's just my personal
35 opinion.
36
37 >
38 >> >> 2) Some combinations of intel drivers + intel card + xorg-1.5 +
39 >> >> kernel do not behave properly. My card used to go over 800 fps
40 >> >> with glxgears, and now, with the new drivers and xorg, I'm stuck
41 >> >> around 300, general performance is no better. Its a shame, had to
42 >> >> drop compiz-fusion, for example. I hope for better support on new
43 >> >> releases of intel driver.
44 >> >
45 >> > ok, but is it normal that, i.e, wine hangs my entire system until it
46 >> > opens the application? is xorg and wine related?
47 >>
48 >> Maybe a library problem, or your system is simply hanging at 100% CPU.
49 >> Again, revdep-rebuild...
50 > I did:
51 >
52 > # revdep-rebuild -p
53 >  * Configuring search environment for revdep-rebuild
54 >
55 >  * Checking reverse dependencies
56 >  * Packages containing binaries and libraries broken by a package update
57 >  * will be emerged.
58 >
59 >  * Collecting system binaries and libraries
60 >  * Generated new 1_files.rr
61 >  * Collecting complete LD_LIBRARY_PATH
62 >  * Generated new 2_ldpath.rr
63 >  * Checking dynamic linking consistency
64 > [ 100% ]
65 >
66 >  * Dynamic linking on your system is consistent... All done.
67 >
68
69 Try revdep-rebuild -i (so it will search again). I had to do it...
70
71 >> >> 3) Your touchpad is in absolute mode. You gotta change it to
72 >> >> relative mode, its a configuration problem, check hal fdi configs
73 >> >> for your touchpad.
74 >> > is there any generic fdi file for touchpads? I don't know which one
75 >> > select...
76 >> >
77 >>
78 >> Sorry, I don't know of a generic fdi for touchpads, you can search
79 >> Google for configs that may fit your hardware.
80 >>
81 >> I would advice you to follow the upgrade guide, if you haven't,
82 >> everything I mentioned is right there:
83 >> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml
84 > Yes, I followed it ...
85 >
86 > one question:
87 > is INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" enough? or do I have to include keyboard and
88 > mouse?
89
90 I have keyboard and mouse as a fallback, but my xorg.conf has no
91 options or configurations for them...
92
93 I don't know if I can help more, as my system never recovered from the
94 Xorg 1.5 update...
95
96 --
97 Daniel da Veiga

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Re: [gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3 Arnau Bria <arnau@×××××××××.net>