Re: [gentoo-user] slim login manager issues

[Laurent Lejeune <olol85@gmail.com>]

Sebastian Günther wrote:
> * Laurent Lejeune (olol85@gmail.com) [08.06.09 19:19]:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm having some issues with the slim login manager, which suits my very
>> basic needs very well, except from those two things:
>>
>>     * When starting, the keyboard doesn't respond quite well. The
>>       characters don't show on screen imediately, and sometimes, it gets
>>       even worse: it freezes for maybe 1-2 seconds, then the first key i
>>       hit gets "stuck", which basically means it repeats that caracter a
>>       fine dozen of times.
>>     
>
> I have that problem, too. But upstream has an even bigger problem: 
> Maintainer needed.
>
>   
>>     * when i have to restart x, slim doesn't restarts itself up, i'm
>>       thrown back to basic console login prompt.
>>
>>     
>
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261359
>
>   
>> Any help greatly appreciated.
>>
>> cya.
>>
>>     
>
> I think until there is a new maintainer, nothing of this will get fixed 
> anytime soon. :-(
>
> Sebastian
>
>   
I noticed that by changing the theme, the keyboard freeze issue
disappeared. As for the x restart sending me back to console login
prompt, i still have to investigate that.