Xinitrc: dwm won't start b/c NewInputDeviceRequest Failed

Question

When I try to start dwm with this .xinitrc:
#!/bin/sh
# ~/.xinitrc
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
# setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
# exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice
#feh --bg-scale /home/agi/Images/Windows\ 7\ RC\ Wallpapers/Personnages/Chris\ Sickles\ of\ Red\ Nose\ Studios.jpg
feh --bg-scale /home/agi/Images/Good\ Wallpapers/linuxwallpaper42.png
urxvtd -q -f -o &
xbindkeys &
xset +dpms &
xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
#exec xmonad
#####DWM#####
while true
conky | while true; read line; do xsetroot -name "$line"; done &
exec dwm
I get to the desktop background, then just before dwm starts, I get this error:
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)
Which shows up about 3 times in a row. Commenting all the dwm entries and uncommenting "exec xmonad" in my .xinitrc allows me to start up xmonad just fine, so I don't know what the problem could be.
I'm not using hotplugging. I just use the Xorg.conf file, and that has worked just fine until now.
Help?

Answer 1

I met the same problems,  seems the xorg-server in extra is quite unstable.
i use xfce4. the X server can startup, can see the xfce4 desktop,
at first, both mouse and keyboard are ok, i can input some characters in somewhere.
but after several seconds ,  response are slow, then the desktop are freezed quicly.
check the Xorg.0.log
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False" is set.
any clue?
Last edited by roadt (2009-07-22 06:56:21)