Hi, I installed rc4 and rebooted my macbook pro - the pointer issue is gone, but still the cpu goes crazy regularly and keeps going sometimes for about 3 minutes and again and again :-( hm, any ideas? here is the log 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM org.x.startx[252] xauth: creating new authority file /Users/chwolf/.serverauth.252 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app: Listening on socket for fd handoff: (3) /var/tmp/tmp.0.vixzxK 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app: Thread created for handoff. Returning success to tell caller to connect and push the fd. 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app: do_start_x11_server(): argc=4 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] argv[0] = /usr/X11/bin/X 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] argv[1] = :0 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] argv[2] = -auth 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] argv[3] = /Users/chwolf/.serverauth.252 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app: Received new $DISPLAY fd: 5 ... sleeping to allow xinitrc to catchup. 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM org.x.startx[252] Xquartz: Handoff connection established (try 1 of 5) on fd 4, "/var/tmp/tmp.0.vixzxK". Sending message. 12/21/08 4:40:34 PM org.x.startx[252] Xquartz: Message sent. Closing handoff fd. 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] InitConnectionLimits: MaxClients = 255 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] Xquartz starting: 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X.Org X Server 1.4.2-apple28 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] Build Date: 20081217 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] Sync Extension 3.0 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 0 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 1 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 2 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 3 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 4 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 5 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) initialising device 6 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 0 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 1 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 2 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 3 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 4 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 5 12/21/08 4:40:35 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] (dix) enabling device 6 12/21/08 4:40:36 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 1, socket fd = 10 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app Handing off fd to server thread via DarwinListenOnOpenFD(5) 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] DarwinListenOnOpenFD: 5 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] Calling ListenOnOpenFD() for new fd: 5 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 12 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 4, socket fd = 13 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] X11.app: Launching /usr/X11/bin/xterm: 12/21/08 4:40:37 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] argv[0] = /usr/X11/bin/xterm 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 11 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 14 12/21/08 4:40:38 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 14 12/21/08 4:40:39 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 2, socket fd = 14 12/21/08 4:40:41 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:45 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:45 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:45 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:45 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:47 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:40:47 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 5, socket fd = 16 12/21/08 4:40:50 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 5, socket fd = 16 12/21/08 4:40:50 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 6, socket fd = 17 12/21/08 4:40:51 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 7, socket fd = 18 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 8, socket fd = 19 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] Major opcode of failed request: 129 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] (Apple-WM) 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] Minor opcode of failed request: 6 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] () 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] Serial number of failed request: 23 12/21/08 4:40:52 PM org.x.startx[252] Current serial number in output stream: 24 12/21/08 4:41:01 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:41:01 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:41:02 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 3, socket fd = 15 12/21/08 4:41:15 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 7, socket fd = 18 12/21/08 4:41:15 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 7, socket fd = 18 12/21/08 4:41:16 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 8, socket fd = 19 12/21/08 4:41:16 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 9, socket fd = 20 12/21/08 4:41:18 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 9, socket fd = 20 12/21/08 4:41:20 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 9, socket fd = 20 12/21/08 4:41:20 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 10, socket fd = 23 12/21/08 4:41:20 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 11, socket fd = 24 12/21/08 4:41:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 12, socket fd = 25 12/21/08 4:41:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 13, socket fd = 26 12/21/08 4:41:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 14, socket fd = 27 12/21/08 4:41:34 PM [0x0-0x1e01e].org.x.X11[219] AllocNewConnection: client index = 15, socket fd = 28 -- public key www.hfph.mwn.de/~chwolf/chwolf.asc Please 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