Re: kern/59242: keyboard/mouse stop working in X

["Paul Goyette via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/59242; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: kern/59242: keyboard/mouse stop working in X
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 16:34:34 -0700 (PDT)

 On Wed, 2 Apr 2025, Paul Goyette wrote:
 
 >> DRMKMS bug, methinks. Does it occur if you switch to genfb(4) + wsfb(4)?
 >> 
 >> ```
 >> userconf=disable i915drmkms*
 >> userconf=disable radeon*
 >> userconf=disable nouveau*
 >> ```
 >
 > IT would be difficult to try this, as it often takes hours (Or even
 > fdays) for the problem to occur.  genfb is quite "uncomfortable" to
 > use for any length of time.
 >
 >> in /boot.cfg; and then read:
 >> 
 >> https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/x11/how_to_use_wsfb_uefi_bios_framebuffer/
 >
 > Thanks for the pointer.  It might make it more "comfortable" to use
 > the preceeding stuff.
 
 Indeed, trying genfb was not too painful.  And the problem appeared
 immediately after the boot, during chromium's restoration of its
 pre-hang state.
 
 Same symptoms, and nothing relevant in dmesg
 
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