Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Nuno Antunes
On Nov 8, 2007 6:07 AM, Sepherosa Ziehau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 8, 2007 10:14 AM, Joe Talbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 07:25:48PM -0500, Chris Turner wrote: Hello all - fishing for similar experiences - has anyone had any problems with ps2

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:07:55PM +0800, Sepherosa Ziehau wrote: My problem with /dev/sysmouse is that my mouse pointer will go to upper left corner and can't move anymore. Sounds like the FPU-used-in-signal handler issue. Joerg

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:43:46AM +0100, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: First, I am surprised that we don't know about this bug. Second, maybe somebody could elaborate on the manifestation of this bug and if the use of floating point arithmetic is allowed in signal handlers. At least about

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Simon 'corecode' Schubert
Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:07:55PM +0800, Sepherosa Ziehau wrote: My problem with /dev/sysmouse is that my mouse pointer will go to upper left corner and can't move anymore. Sounds like the FPU-used-in-signal handler issue. do you know what is going on there or do

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:17:21PM +0100, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:07:55PM +0800, Sepherosa Ziehau wrote: My problem with /dev/sysmouse is that my mouse pointer will go to upper left corner and can't move anymore. Sounds like

Re: Should I jump into DFBSD?

2007-11-08 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Justin C. Sherrill wrote: The NVIDIA binary driver only works on FreeBSD; I don't know about Wine. KDE should work, though I think kdegames doesn't compile. I don't use it myself, but what about the video driver for NVIDIA cards for the modular Xorg server in

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Chris Turner
Matthew Dillon wrote: Should we start saving and restoring the FP context? The ucontext structure does have enough space reserved for it. During the LWP work we expanded the FP save space to 512 bytes. Aaaight .. I took a naive look at trying your idea, and my

Re: Should I jump into DFBSD?

2007-11-08 Thread Justin C. Sherrill
On Thu, November 8, 2007 2:57 pm, Sdävtaker wrote: I got no money for new hardware so im wondering if i should restore a backup of that PC in the one running FBSD and install my Desktop applications or install all the services in the FBSD one. I really belive DFBSD is great running the

Should I jump into DFBSD?

2007-11-08 Thread Sdävtaker
Hello people. I got 2 PCs, one running DFBSD, and one runnning FBSD. I use the DFBSD to run all the services (apache, mysql, ftp, ssh, asterisk, etc...) and the FBSD one as desktop. Last week, the hardware of the one running DFBSD died :-( I got no money for new hardware so im wondering if i

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Matthew Dillon
:I know that various signal handlers used floating point and the issues :reported fall into the category of likely overwritten FPU state. : :Joerg Should we start saving and restoring the FP context? The ucontext structure does have enough space reserved for it. During the LWP

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 12:05:25PM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote: :I know that various signal handlers used floating point and the issues :reported fall into the category of likely overwritten FPU state. : :Joerg Should we start saving and restoring the FP context? The ucontext

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Nuno Antunes
On Nov 8, 2007 9:06 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 12:05:25PM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote: :I know that various signal handlers used floating point and the issues :reported fall into the category of likely overwritten FPU state. : :Joerg

Re: moused + modular xorg 'sticking' ?

2007-11-08 Thread Chris Turner
Chris Turner wrote: Matthew Dillon wrote: Should we start saving and restoring the FP context? The ucontext I suppose I'll save my notes, sulk away with my tail between my legs, summarize everything said here into a coherent bug report, and stick with userland patches for a while

Re: Should I jump into DFBSD?

2007-11-08 Thread Chris Turner
Jeremy C. Reed wrote: I don't use it myself, but what about the video driver for NVIDIA cards for the modular Xorg server in pkgsrc/x11/xf86-video-nv and available as a DragonFly package. yes.. not using it here presently, but I'd think 'nv' or even 'vesa' would work for regular 2d

Re: Should I jump into DFBSD?

2007-11-08 Thread Sdävtaker
Justin C. Sherrill escribió: The NVIDIA binary driver only works on FreeBSD; I don't know about Wine. KDE should work, though I think kdegames doesn't compile. So... I cant use 1024x768 and neither i can play sokoban :-( Someone knows about any workaround for the Nvidia driver? Thanks for any