I have this strange issue with BETA 4 that I can seem to figure out, I've search the mailing lists and can't see anyone reporting this so I'm wondering if it is a just me problem.
When I start x, using startx as I don't have gdm or anything installed, my entire system become unresponsive UNLESS I constantly move the mouse. If I'm moving the mouse everything works normal? The mouse is a usb mouse.
To be more detailed, once I startx and the desktop appears nothing refreshes until I move the mouse. So for example, claws-mail starts automatically, when I click on a folder nothing happens. Once I move the mouse it switches to that folder and refreshes. It does this with all apps. When I click on something from the menu (I'm using OpenBox) it does not appear until I start moving the mouse.
Here is the other rub: once X is running I can't switch consoles using ALT+CTRL+F without moving the mouse. Once I start moving the mouse it switches.
What I have tried
1) I rebuilt the nvidia driver. This seemed to have fix the problem for a few hours. The I ran Xine and the system froze and I had to hard reboot and the problem came back. So I rebuilt the driver again but did not fix the problem.
2) Tried to use nv or nouveau driver but they total lock my system or cause it to spontaneously reboot.
3) Rebuilt world and kernel two or three times using different configurations and nothing.
4) Tried different window managers. The problem persists with XFCE and fluxbox.
5) Rebuilt all ports...nothing.
So with all that, does anyone have a suggestion or have seen a similar problem? Because I'm to the point of just wiping the entire drive after kick the machine a few times!
When I start x, using startx as I don't have gdm or anything installed, my entire system become unresponsive UNLESS I constantly move the mouse. If I'm moving the mouse everything works normal? The mouse is a usb mouse.
To be more detailed, once I startx and the desktop appears nothing refreshes until I move the mouse. So for example, claws-mail starts automatically, when I click on a folder nothing happens. Once I move the mouse it switches to that folder and refreshes. It does this with all apps. When I click on something from the menu (I'm using OpenBox) it does not appear until I start moving the mouse.
Here is the other rub: once X is running I can't switch consoles using ALT+CTRL+F without moving the mouse. Once I start moving the mouse it switches.
What I have tried
1) I rebuilt the nvidia driver. This seemed to have fix the problem for a few hours. The I ran Xine and the system froze and I had to hard reboot and the problem came back. So I rebuilt the driver again but did not fix the problem.
2) Tried to use nv or nouveau driver but they total lock my system or cause it to spontaneously reboot.
3) Rebuilt world and kernel two or three times using different configurations and nothing.
4) Tried different window managers. The problem persists with XFCE and fluxbox.
5) Rebuilt all ports...nothing.
So with all that, does anyone have a suggestion or have seen a similar problem? Because I'm to the point of just wiping the entire drive after kick the machine a few times!