R: Recent mouse freeze problem with X, different window managers, any browser and flash.

[Edwin L. Culp W.]

2011/1/12 Ariff Abdullah <ariff at freebsd.org>:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:09:10 -0600
> eculp <eculp at encontacto.net> wrote:
>> Quoting Barbara <barbara.xxx1975 at libero.it>:
>>
>> >
>> >>>
>> >>> For a week or so, with up to date, current, ports, etc.
>> >everytime I >> open a page that has automatic flash video my mouse
>> >freezes and I have >> to manually kill X and restart.  I had worked
>> >fine for many months. >> Yesterday I rebuilt all linux emulation.
>> >All ports are up to date as >> of today.  I have no idea where to
>> >look. >>
>> >>> Anyone else seen this or know where to look.
>> >>>
>> >>> thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>> From what I can see, on CURRENT most of the flash objects are
>> >triggering a
>> > X
>> >> error.
>> >> I can see it on the console where I started X, but I don't
>> >remember it now. > I'll post il later.
>> >> Anyway Xorg is still working after that.
>> >>
>> >> Barbara
>> >
>> > I think that it could be related to this message:
>> > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-December/021997.html
>> > even if I'm on i386
>>
>> Thanks, Barbara.  I am on i386 also.  It sounds as though it could
>> very well be but I would expect others to be seeing something
>> similar.
>>   The kernel that I am using was built and rebooted from yesterday's
>>
>> sources with hopes that the problem would just "go away" same with
>> world and ports but no cigar.  It is still the same and I don't have
>>
>> an old enough kernel to go back to so I guess I will just have to
>> wait   until something changes.
>>
>> Have a great day,
>>
>> ed
>
> I was a bit careless on my previous post (accidentally left you out),
> my apology.

No problem.  I thank you for your help.  I just checked:
# sysctl machdep.disable_mtrrs
machdep.disable_mtrrs: 0

so it would seem that it is correct by default unless I am no
understanding which is very, very possible.

I have added it to loader.conf but haven't rebooted it but assume it
wouldn't change.

Thanks again for your help.

ed

>
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2011-January/022195.html
>
>
>
> Try disabling mtrr, machdep.disable_mtrrs=0 through
> boot prompt or /boot/loader.conf.
>
> If that is the case, you probably want this:
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/misc/mtrr.diff
>
>
>
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