moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

[Steve O'Hara-Smith]

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:22:13 +0100
Francois Tigeot <ftigeot at wolfpond.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 09:14:47PM -0500, Joe Talbott wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 07:25:48PM -0500, Chris Turner wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello all -
> > > 
> > > fishing for similar experiences -
> > > 
> > > has anyone had any problems with ps2 mice getting 'stuck' under X?
> > > 
> > > just updated my 1.8 laptop to -HEAD before the Hammer work started
> > > + 2007Q3 Pkgsrc (modular-xorg-server-1.3.0) this seems to happen,
> > > but only when using sysmouse or perhaps even sysmouse with radeon..
> > > 
> > > I tried several variations of acpi/noacpi/sysmouse/psm/radeon/vesa
> > > and even reverted to the previous 1.24 psm.c, but it seems like
> > > only using the direct /dev/psm0 will work 100% with this particular
> > > combination since the upgrade.. or perhaps this is something in xorg
> > > (was previously on monolithic 2007Q1 build)
> > > 
> > > In any case, since there's so many factors need to do more tests to
> > > zero in on this for sure, but thought I'd ask..
> > 
> > I had the same issue with sysmouse but my video is i810.  This started
> > when I switched to modular xorg.  I haven't tried to use sysmouse lately
> > so don't know if I'm seeing the same thing now.  Next time I start
> > Xorg it will be with sysmouse so I'll report here.
> 
> I have had the same problem recently. I fixed it by downgrading
> x11/xf86-input-mouse.
> 
> I am now using xf86-input-mouse-1.2.1 with sysmouse, and all is fine.

	I have two machines - both with radeons, both using sysmouse one of
which suffers the problem described the other does not. The one that works
is using 1.2.1. I hadn't noticed because I always use the keyboard and
mouse form that machine with x2x.

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