From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 18 15:28:37 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48BE5106566C for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=6860d7fe3=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-001.utdallas.edu (ip-001.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.107]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A5208FC14 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: None X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAGXcoUuBbgog/2dsb2JhbACcILoLhHkEgx0 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.51,267,1267423200"; d="scan'208";a="29179915" Received: from zxtm01.utdallas.edu (HELO utd65257.utdallas.edu) ([129.110.10.32]) by ip-001.utdallas.edu with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 18 Mar 2010 09:59:02 -0500 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:59:01 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: Warren Block Message-ID: <1F7C90D850C32627DD83DE6D@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: References: <10E075E52DED228526F5ECAB@utd65257.utdallas.edu> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) X-Munged-Reply-To: Figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Irritating delay in mouse in kde4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:37 -0000 --On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:49:02 -0600 Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Paul Schmehl wrote: > >> I recently upgraded from FreeBSD 7.2 STABLE to 8.0 STABLE. I also upgraded >> from KDE3 to KDE4 and rebuilt all my ports. Everything seems to work fine >> except the mouse. There is an irritating delay that I can't seem to get rid >> of. For example, if I mouse to the address line in Firefox and begin typing >> in a url, nothing happens until I move the mouse. Then, suddenly, what I >> typed will appear in the address bar. >> >> If I'm working in a shell, for example running portupgrade, nothing happens >> until I move the mouse. Then suddenly portupgrade will start working. >> >> Has anyone seen this type of behavior? Have any idea what the cause might >> be or where to look to troubleshoot the issue? > > Do you have an AllowEmptyInput line in xorg.conf? If so, remove it. > > If you need to disable HAL input device detection, use > Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > Perfect! That was the answer. Thanks, Warren. As usual you are quite helpful. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson