Bug 20385 - Xorg server 1.6.99.1 starts but freezes with no input under x86_64 linux-2.6.29-rc6-tip-x86
Summary: Xorg server 1.6.99.1 starts but freezes with no input under x86_64 linux-2.6....
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server/General (show other bugs)
Version: git
Hardware: Other Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
QA Contact: Xorg Project Team
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Reported: 2009-02-28 15:26 UTC by Jason Vas Dias
Modified: 2009-02-28 23:03 UTC (History)
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Xorg log from frozen session (22.30 KB, text/plain)
2009-02-28 15:26 UTC, Jason Vas Dias
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Description Jason Vas Dias 2009-02-28 15:26:09 UTC
Created attachment 23395 [details]
Xorg log from frozen session

With xorg/ EVERYTHING freshly pulled from GIT and rebuilt with vanilla
`configure' arguments, under :
hardware: AMD x86_64 TL-64 dual-core, 2.2Ghz, 2GB RAM, radeonhd X1200 card
OS      : linux-2.6.29-rc6-tip-x86 
GCC     : 4.3.3
binutils: 2.19.51.20090224
glibc   : 2.9.90
,
the X server starts and eg. an "xterm" displays OK, but no input is
received from any input device, so is "frozen".

This is on my own "latest of everything" Linux distro, but under Fedora 11
latest rawhide/development, with pre-build Fedora xorg-x11-server-1.5.99.903
and kernel-2.6.29-0.145.rc6.fc11.x86_64, the same problem occurs - I'll raise
a Fedora bug and link it to this one also.

ie. as root, after building, the command:

  $ X vt7 :0 -verbose -logverbose -logfile Xorg.0.log & ( sleep 1; xterm )

correctly switches to virtual console 7, and xterm displays OK ; but 
there is no mouse cursor, and no keyboard cursor in the xterm, and even
the kernel "VT switch" keystrokes stop working (<ALT>+<CTRL>+<F[0-8]>).

I've attached the Xorg.log .

Any ideas anyone ? ( before I get out the kernel debugging tools and find
out what is happening to the mouse / keyboard input events ... 
any help / advice would be gratefully received !) 

Thanks in advance, 
Jason.
Comment 1 Peter Hutterer 2009-02-28 23:03:00 UTC
This is a configuration problem. The server expects input devices from HAL,
but HAL doesn't seem to be set up correctly on your box. 
Either configure HAL appropriately, add Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" to the
ServerLayout to disable input device hotplugging.

See also
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/12/evdev-xorgconf-hal-and-other-fud.html


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