On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Matthieu Amiguet wrote: > This problem seems to be well-known on the list, but I could not find a > satisfying answer in the archive. Please excuse me if I did miss it, but then > I could do with a pointer ;-) > > I installed Mandrake 8.2 on a iMac DV 400 (slot loading) and I had to change > my X configuration to use the "fbdev driver" (with the aty128fb kernel > option). Except a maximum depth of 16bpp, everything works well if I boot in > level 3 and then startx as a user, but if I launch kdm, the mouse freezes. > > I saw in the archive suggestions to comment out the "load dri" line in > XF86Config, but I've got no such line. > > xdm and gdm only partially solve the problem: the first login is OK, but when > I log out, mouse is dead again. It works with gdm when I check the option to > restart X server each time, but I would like very much to understand what is > going on. >
I don't know that any definitive solution was found. It seems to be interaction with *dm and the XFree fbdev driver. It's possible gpm plays into it too, you could try disabling it. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
