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this has also mangled icewm. too bad I recently cleared my cache...
scrawler,
you have the old packages at
http://schlunix.org/archlinux/
in particular:
http://schlunix.org/archlinux/extra/os/ … pkg.tar.gz
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What is xorg 1.7.5.901 (An RC) doing in a stable repo like extra shouldn't it be in testing? it is not stable and it's even giving problems.Is it supposed to be stable?
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Hi, can anybody upload old xorg mentioned upper in the topic. Thanks
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Hi, can anybody upload old xorg mentioned upper in the topic. Thanks
is it the 2nd link of the second post above yours that you are looking for ?
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Hi, can anybody upload old xorg mentioned upper in the topic. Thanks
Its there in your var/cache/pacman/pkg/ folder.
Just run pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/xorg-server-1.7.5-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz
Thats the version that came out just before the RC version of xorg
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bangkok_manouel: Yeah, I pretty much feel plain stupid right now, I didn't saw that topic has two pages
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At least bug was filed, hopefully it gets resolved soon.
For me Flubox = lock up, Openbox = OK.
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Thank you, Mektub. I downgraded and am back in action.
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If it is a problem with fluxbox then I am not surprised that it is acting up. The last time fluxbox had an update was in september 2008. And that might be one of the reasons. On the other hand openbox, had an update as recently as february 2010. Seems like its time to move away from fluxbox... unfortunately.
But before I take the plunge, can anyone else confirm if it is happening with any other window manager or DE?
So so far,
xorg-server 1.7.5.901-1 HATES fluxbox 1.1.1-1
xorg-server 1.7.5.901-1 LOVES openboxAnyone else, care to add more love,hate relationships? : )
xorg-server 1.7.5.901-1 LOVES fvwm
:-)
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bangkok_manouel: Yeah, I pretty much feel plain stupid right now, I didn't saw that topic has two pages
Happens to the best of us
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Anyone any idea how long it will take for an official solution(via normal pacman -Syu)?
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I had to downgrade too (fluxbox user here)
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What is xorg 1.7.5.901 (An RC) doing in a stable repo like extra shouldn't it be in testing? it is not stable and it's even giving problems.Is it supposed to be stable?
Thats just the arch way. Latest and greatest. There is no stable. You can at any time select a stable release of xorg-server by installing the package file (in my case, I stick with xorg-server-1.6.3.901-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz) with pacman -U pkgfile and then uncomment and add it to the IgnorePkg= line in /etc/pacman.conf
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Anyone any idea how long it will take for an official solution(via normal pacman -Syu)?
You can have it fixed right now by bumping your xorg-server back a version (see previous post) and also there is a whole page on the wiki about downgrading packages.
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Isildur wrote:Anyone any idea how long it will take for an official solution(via normal pacman -Syu)?
You can have it fixed right now by bumping your xorg-server back a version (see previous post) and also there is a whole page on the wiki about downgrading packages.
I think he actually meant, how long it would take before upgrading to the newest, greatest and latest version of xorg-server wouldn't be a problem for those using a WM like fluxbox and a few others..
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I can confirm the same problem in Fedora, and it is fixed by downgrading Fedora's xorg-server packages to 1.7.1 from 1.7.5
Thanks to sonoran on the Fedora forums, i came across this thread.
I can also confirm that it was only a problem with fluxbox, but that openbox worked well. I am using the development version of fluxbox, 1.1.1, which as was pointed out, hasn't been updated in two years. Sigh, I've been using it forever, but maybe it is time to start migrating away. <sniffle>.
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I can confirm the same problem in Fedora, and it is fixed by downgrading Fedora's xorg-server packages to 1.7.1 from 1.7.5
Interesting does gentoo users have such problem?))
Its time to try gentoo.
A patch for this was submitted in my bug report and so far it seems to be working. I can happily say I am now running the new version of xorg just peachy. If you would like to test the patch yourself (and know how to compile packages via abs) then give it a try.
Warning this patch was submitted but has not been tested yet (as far as I know) so try it at your own risk!
First get the patch here:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/18598?pr … org-server
Copy xorg-server from abs/extra to your build directory. Move the patch to that directory and issue this inside the xorg directory:
patch -p2 < xorg-server.patch
Build
Enjoy
P.S.
Thanks Gerardo for the patch
Last edited by harryNID (2010-03-08 21:30:41)
In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practice it much. In the everyday affairs of life it is more useful to reason forward, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically. --Sherlock Holmes
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I also got problems with ne newest version of xorg, so i downgraded to 1.7.5-1-i686 and now fluxbox and me are happy again
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Now I do notice that I don't have the same problem in Fedora rawhide on an i686 install. It's running a higher version, 1.7.99.901.6 (probably customized for Fedora). I don't know if I'm just lucky on this one, or if the later versions of xorg server have already fixed it.
(As mentioned in my earlier post, I have the identical problem on Fedora 12, which was fixed by downgrading from 1.7.5 something to 1.7.1 something.
EDIT
ARGH--I just updated rawhide and now xorg-server is at 1.7.99.901-10 and broken. I'm now guessing that these version numbers are a bit off (also, there were dates and the previous xorg server was from February while this one is from yesterday.)
Oh snap.
Last edited by scottro (2010-03-09 03:34:00)
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Xorg-server package has been updated (xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2) and the issue is fixed (on pekwm).
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Unfortunately, the problem just got worse with the new xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2 and fluxbox 1.1.1. The mouse and keyboard are not working at all. I had to do switch off and switch on the computer again : (
Maybe this is an issue with fluxbox alone. Could anyone tell me if openbox is playing well with xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2? Cos, if it is, I think it is time to bed adieus and be done with fluxbox .. and install openbox.
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Guys, upgrade. Xorg-server has been patched to work with the *box'es.
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Can anyone using Fluxbox confirm if it is playing well with xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2? On my box xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2 totally hates fluxbox. The keyboard and mouse are not working at all And what about openbox 3.4? Does it have any problems with xorg-server 1.7.5.901-2?
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