I will not bother to correct repeat charcters as I am typing this to illustrate part of the problem. I am having some trouble with my mouse and keyboard working properly. In gnome, orrrrrr posibly just X in general, I have a problem with the keyboard spewing out extra chacters from time to time. This can become quite anoying when I am writing code. Also, even more anoying is the mouse seems to lose focus on the windowwwww at hand. For some reason, it would seem that a cursor loses focus in a window and the right at lefft clicks stop working. If I do some alt tabbing, I can normally get the mouse working again in that window. These might be some of the factors that might help in getting to the bottom of the problem. I just bought this new laptop, so some of the hardware is quite new. I don't have any of these problems on my old laptop. My system is as follows: Dell XPS M1210 with.. Core 2 Duo 2.33 MHz processor Nvidia Geforce Go 7400 2 GB 677 DDR2 Those are the only things that I think could matter. I am running the AMD64 kernel on the ~AMD664 tree. I have installed gnome 2.16.0.... Other things I have tried: KDE ssseemed to work better, I had no mouse problems, but I did get the occasional keyboard problem. The keyboard and mmmmouse work perfectly fine in a virtual console..
Exactly the same issue (~amd64): Focus lose and keyboard problems: Liiiiikeee thhhhis. When I click on a folder in "konqueror" (KDE) or at a starter symbol in the Gnome Panel it hangs for some seconds. I have a Dell Notebook too: Dell XPS M1710 Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16Ghz 2GB DDR2-667 RAM NVIDIA GeForce GO 7900GTX 512MB emerge --info Portage 2.1.2_pre3-r7 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.5-r0, 2.6.18-suspend2 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.18-suspend2 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7400 @ 2.16GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.12.5 Last Sync: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:50:01 +0000 app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present] dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.30 dev-lang/python: 2.4.3-r4 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 dev-util/ccache: [Not Present] dev-util/confcache: [Not Present] sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.60 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.14 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/java-config/vms/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://gentoo.inode.at/source" LINGUAS="en de" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X acpi alsa arts berkdb bitmap-fonts cairo cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dlloader dri eds elibc_glibc firefox fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk input_devices_evdev input_devices_joystick input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse input_devices_wacom ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kde kernel_linux libg++ libnotify linguas_de linguas_en ncurses nls nptl nptlonly opengl pam pcre perl png ppds pppd python qt3 readline reflection samba session spl ssl tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode usb userland_GNU video_cards_nv video_cards_nvidia video_cards_vesa xml xorg zlib" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
phoenix Desktop # emerge --info Portage 2.1.2_rc1-r1 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.5-r0, 2.6.18-gentoo-r1 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.18-gentoo-r1 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.12.5 Last Sync: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:47:01 +0000 app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present] dev-java/java-config: [Not Present] dev-lang/python: 2.4.3-r4 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 dev-util/ccache: [Not Present] dev-util/confcache: [Not Present] sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.60 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.14 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/X11/xkb" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c" CXXFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo http://ftp.ucsb.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/gentoo/ http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://gentoo.netnitco.net http://mirror.espri.arizona.edu/gentoo/ http://mirrors.acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo/ http://open-systems.ufl.edu/mirrors/gentoo http://gentoo.llarian.net/ http://gentoo.binarycompass.org http://gentoo.cs.lewisu.edu/gentoo/ http://prometheus.cs.wmich.edu/gentoo http://modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/public/gentoo/ http://mirror.usu.edu/mirrors/gentoo/ http://mirror.phy.olemiss.edu/mirror/gentoo http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/gentoo/ http://gentoo.cites.uiuc.edu/pub/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X alsa avahi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr cli cracklib crypt cups dbus dlloader doc dri dvd dvdr elibc_glibc fortran gdbm gnome gpm gtk hal iconv input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse input_devices_synaptics isdnlog kernel_linux libg++ ncurses nls nptl nptlonly pam pcre pdf perl png ppds pppd python readline reflection session spl ssl tcpd truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode userland_GNU video_cards_nv video_cards_nvidia video_cards_vesa xorg zlib" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
Do you think this has anything to do with using theee march=nocona, because Core 2 architecture is very diffrent from nocona. It is much closer to pentium-m, but pentium-m is not 64 bit. (In reply to comment #1) > Exactly the same issue (~amd64): Focus lose and keyboard problems: Liiiiikeee > thhhhis. > > When I click on a folder in "konqueror" (KDE) or at a starter symbol in the > Gnome Panel it hangs for some seconds. > > I have a Dell Notebook too: > Dell XPS M1710 > Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16Ghz > 2GB DDR2-667 RAM > NVIDIA GeForce GO 7900GTX 512MB > > > emerge --info > Portage 2.1.2_pre3-r7 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.5-r0, > 2.6.18-suspend2 x86_64) > ================================================================= > System uname: 2.6.18-suspend2 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7400 @ > 2.16GHz > Gentoo Base System version 1.12.5 > Last Sync: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:50:01 +0000 > app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present] > dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.30 > dev-lang/python: 2.4.3-r4 > dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 > dev-util/ccache: [Not Present] > dev-util/confcache: [Not Present] > sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1 > sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.60 > sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 > sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 > sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.14 > sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 > virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" > AUTOCLEAN="yes" > CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" > CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" > CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" > CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config > /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" > CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf > /etc/java-config/vms/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" > CXXFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" > DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" > FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" > GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://gentoo.inode.at/source" > LINGUAS="en de" > MAKEOPTS="-j3" > PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress > --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 > --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" > PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" > PORTDIR="/usr/portage" > SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" > USE="amd64 X acpi alsa arts berkdb bitmap-fonts cairo cli cracklib crypt cups > dbus dlloader dri eds elibc_glibc firefox fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk > input_devices_evdev input_devices_joystick input_devices_keyboard > input_devices_mouse input_devices_wacom ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kde kernel_linux > libg++ libnotify linguas_de linguas_en ncurses nls nptl nptlonly opengl pam > pcre perl png ppds pppd python qt3 readline reflection samba session spl ssl > tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode usb userland_GNU > video_cards_nv video_cards_nvidia video_cards_vesa xml xorg zlib" > Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, > PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY >
please check out this forum post: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-506310-highlight-repeat+rate.html specifically: 'Try adding "notsc" to the kernel line in your grub menu.lst or at boot time to test it.'
(In reply to comment #4) > please check out this forum post: > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-506310-highlight-repeat+rate.html > > specifically: > 'Try adding "notsc" to the kernel line in your grub menu.lst or at boot time to > test it.' > It looks like if fixed the problem! That problem was driving me crazy. I have been running for about 30 min. without a problem. Also fixed a few other anyoances, so that is good too. So, when I went into the kernel .config file, you can see the option, but in menuconfig you can't turn it off. It seems like it is part of the EM64T profile. I that some kind of bug with the current kernel and Core 2 processors?
