my new install freezes as soon as x starts

markp1989 · 2009-04-20 20:16:48

i just did a fresh install of arch on my ssd, and now that i have the install running, as soon as X starts, the keyboard and mouse become unresponsive,

i set the server flags to disable hot plug, but it hasnt helped, i dont know what to do now

the uptime in conky continues to count, so the system hasnt completly locked up. just X inst working properly

Last edited by markp1989 (2009-04-20 20:17:52)

Inxsible · 2009-04-20 20:24:02

so if you aren't using hot plugging, you will need the corresponding entries in xorg.conf to enable the keyboard and the mouse. Xorg 1.6 does not create all the entries in xorg. so you will have to add them in.

For others, who simply use hot plugging, the entries in xorg.conf are ignored...so since 1.6 xorg xorg.conf is almost empty for all users.

markp1989 · 2009-04-20 20:34:42

Inxsible wrote:

so if you aren't using hot plugging, you will need the corresponding entries in xorg.conf to enable the keyboard and the mouse. Xorg 1.6 does not create all the entries in xorg. so you will have to add them in.
For others, who simply use hot plugging, the entries in xorg.conf are ignored...so since 1.6 xorg xorg.conf is almost empty for all users.

my xorg does have the sections for my keyboard and mouse, i coppied them from my old install,

has the hotplug bug been fixed?

Inxsible · 2009-04-20 20:40:35

markp1989 wrote:

Inxsible wrote:
so if you aren't using hot plugging, you will need the corresponding entries in xorg.conf to enable the keyboard and the mouse. Xorg 1.6 does not create all the entries in xorg. so you will have to add them in.
For others, who simply use hot plugging, the entries in xorg.conf are ignored...so since 1.6 xorg xorg.conf is almost empty for all users.
my xorg does have the sections for my keyboard and mouse, i coppied them from my old install,
has the hotplug bug been fixed?

I am not sure which bug you are referring to, but hot plugging works for me. The only thing I have in my xorg.conf is an entry for using nvidia drivers

markp1989 · 2009-04-20 20:43:33

Inxsible wrote:

markp1989 wrote:
Inxsible wrote:
so if you aren't using hot plugging, you will need the corresponding entries in xorg.conf to enable the keyboard and the mouse. Xorg 1.6 does not create all the entries in xorg. so you will have to add them in.
For others, who simply use hot plugging, the entries in xorg.conf are ignored...so since 1.6 xorg xorg.conf is almost empty for all users.
my xorg does have the sections for my keyboard and mouse, i coppied them from my old install,
has the hotplug bug been fixed?
I am not sure which bug you are referring to, but hot plugging works for me. The only thing I have in my xorg.conf is an entry for using nvidia drivers

a while ago there was a bug relating to hot plug, that would cause the keyboard and mouse to become unresponsive in X which is why i mentioned that i had manualy disabled it .

fiod · 2009-04-20 20:46:54

I had similar issues.

In my case, it was caused by the recent kernel 2.6.29, combined with the (patched) broadcom module for my wireless card.
I had to downgrade to 2.6.28 and to an older broadcom card.

Do you have a broadcom card?

Even if not, try downgrading the kernel and see how it goes

fiod

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#1 2009-04-20 20:16:48

my new install freezes as soon as x starts

#2 2009-04-20 20:24:02

Re: my new install freezes as soon as x starts

#3 2009-04-20 20:34:42

Re: my new install freezes as soon as x starts

#4 2009-04-20 20:40:35

Re: my new install freezes as soon as x starts

#5 2009-04-20 20:43:33

Re: my new install freezes as soon as x starts

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