Re: [gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3

[Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 13:30, Arnau Bria <arnau@emergetux.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 May 2009 17:55:06 -0300
> Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>> 1) I use slim, and I have no problems with Xorg-server-1.5.3-r5, have
>> you tried recompiling slim, or enabling logging on it to see what's
>> going on?
> recompiled... and log show many things :-)
>
> some Xorg ones:
>
> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
>
> I'm compiling x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev ...
>
> (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i965_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
> (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
> [...]
>
> do you have that file?
>
>
> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
>> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>>                   Ignoring extra symbols
> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
>> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>>                   Using last definition
> this warning is shown many times...
>
> any problem with # cat /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-xinput-configuration.fdi
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!--
> Section "InputDevice"
>   Driver "evdev"
>   Option "XkbLayout" "es"
> EndSection
> -->
> <deviceinfo version="0.2">
>   <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keyboard">
>      <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbLayout" type="string">es</merge>
>   </match>
> </deviceinfo>
>
> ?¿?¿?¿
>
>
> and this one that I don't know from where it comes:
> exaCopyDirty: Pending damage region empty!
>
> Then I see errro messages from all aplications I use in my XFCE, it is
> normal?
>

Definetly not normal. Have you run revdep-rebuild? What's your kernel
and VIDEO_CARDS variable content? Why are you using fbdev?

>> 2) Some combinations of intel drivers + intel card + xorg-1.5 + kernel
>> do not behave properly. My card used to go over 800 fps with glxgears,
>> and now, with the new drivers and xorg, I'm stuck around 300, general
>> performance is no better. Its a shame, had to drop compiz-fusion, for
>> example. I hope for better support on new releases of intel driver.
>
> ok, but is it normal that, i.e, wine hangs my entire system until it
> opens the application? is xorg and wine related?

Maybe a library problem, or your system is simply hanging at 100% CPU.
Again, revdep-rebuild...

>
>> 3) Your touchpad is in absolute mode. You gotta change it to relative
>> mode, its a configuration problem, check hal fdi configs for your
>> touchpad.
> is there any generic fdi file for touchpads? I don't know which one
> select...
>

Sorry, I don't know of a generic fdi for touchpads, you can search
Google for configs that may fit your hardware.

I would advice you to follow the upgrade guide, if you haven't,
everything I mentioned is right there:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml

-- 
Daniel da Veiga