xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

pedepy · 2008-12-16 23:25:03

While xorg-server 1.5.3 itself works just fine on my machine, several drivers don't want to play nice under it.

For instance, synaptics is really shaky, linux-wacom doesn't quite support hot plugging or 1.5.3 at all (all the way to total full blown system hangs under some circumstances), kwin with composite tends to kill my X session when I do certain things, and a few other buggies I can't remember now.

I've been stuck using Catalyst 8.8 for a while now and it's not a perfect release either. 8.5 seemed to do it best for me but if I wanna use that, I have to use an old kernel along with all the old modules that work with it... Not an option.

So I'm probing the community here to see if anyone else has experienced some or all of these issues using xorg-server 1.5.3 (and/or Catalyst 8.11 which are interdependant it seems). Mind you most of the problems might stem from the latter, but since I just had to shell out 500 hard earned ones on a root canal, a new laptop ain't in the budget for quite some time.

Maybe 8.12 fixes some things ? ... Has anyone been succesful using the linux-wacom driver under 1.5.3 ? ..

Feedback would be much appreciated.

- Wanna Upgrade

smurnjiff · 2008-12-16 23:46:24

I'm not having any problems with linuxwacom here, although I did compile my own version (0.8.2-1). Make sure you have hal added to your daemons.

I am using the intel video drivers.

Captain Spaulding · 2008-12-17 09:53:44

I'm using intel, too, and I can relate to KWin crashing/freezing with composite enabled. Compiz runs fine, however. I also have a bad synaptics situation but I'm currently busy fixing the fdi, so let's see what's going to come around.

X/ax · 2008-12-17 12:11:08

No problems using nvidia on graphics side, but I occasionally have mouse issues, albeit those might be xmonad issues and not xorg issues.

laumars · 2008-12-17 12:17:18

I'm having all sorts of problems with composite crashing too:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=61119

stefanwilkens · 2008-12-17 14:20:36

Running xorg 1.5.3 here, no trouble at all with Synaptics

Captain Spaulding · 2008-12-17 15:44:57

Fixed my fdi and synaptics is mostly fine now. I can't find a way to disable two-finger scrolling, though

Anyway, I have issues getting my KDE session going if compositing is enabled. OTOH, switching it on and off mid-session is fine.

femc · 2008-12-17 19:30:21

Catalyst 8.12 and latest Xorg here, everything has became very sluggish after update. Others experiencing same here http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=61041

pedepy · 2008-12-17 21:54:10

the more I use open source software the more it seems like the left hand never quite knows what the right hand is up to ... scores high notes in many areas but it seems the bigger the project, the more the heads, the less concerted the effort becomes..

>:( .....

Ulf · 2009-01-03 16:35:52

my wacom works until i lift it from the tablet....*sigh*....once this wacom issue is fixed by the wacom guys, the xorg guys come with a new update which breaks everything and once the wacom guys have fixed it......

I installed the latest wacom driver 0.8.2-1, hal is running, xorg 1.5.3, wacom Intuous 2, arch64. If anyone has some tips on how to get this fixed, thanks

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#1 2008-12-16 23:25:03

xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#2 2008-12-16 23:46:24

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#3 2008-12-17 09:53:44

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#4 2008-12-17 12:11:08

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#5 2008-12-17 12:17:18

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#6 2008-12-17 14:20:36

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#7 2008-12-17 15:44:57

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#8 2008-12-17 19:30:21

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#9 2008-12-17 21:54:10

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

#10 2009-01-03 16:35:52

Re: xorg-server 1.5.3 madness

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