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[GH-ISSUE #2031] What exactly happened to this? It used to be great #1484

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opened 2026-05-05 07:52:45 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 11 comments

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2026-05-05 07:52:45 -06:00

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Originally created by @savager on GitHub (Apr 2, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/2031

What happened?

I get constant connection drops on my M2 MBP. Disconnects, just awful performance.

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v2.0.0-RC1

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

self built

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

macOS

What OS versions are you using?

Sonoma

Relevant log output

[2024-04-02T13:45:40] ERROR: exception on thread 0x00000003: <unknown>
libc++abi: terminating due to uncaught exception of type std::runtime_error: event queue is not ready within 5 sec

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Originally created by @savager on GitHub (Apr 2, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/2031 ### What happened? I get constant connection drops on my M2 MBP. Disconnects, just awful performance. ### Version v2.0.0-RC1 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? self built ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) macOS ### What OS versions are you using? Sonoma ### Relevant log output ```shell [2024-04-02T13:45:40] ERROR: exception on thread 0x00000003: <unknown> libc++abi: terminating due to uncaught exception of type std::runtime_error: event queue is not ready within 5 sec ``` ### Any other information _No response_

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:47 -06:00

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@lucas-it commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2024):

I have exactly the same issue

@lucas-it commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2024): I have exactly the same issue

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:48 -06:00

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@Binjian commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2024):

It works for me for the current release 2.4.0. Maybe try first to disable SSL in Barrier Settings.

@Binjian commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2024): It works for me for the current release 2.4.0. Maybe try first to disable SSL in Barrier Settings.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:50 -06:00

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@AngeloD2022 commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2024):

It looks like Barrier is being superseded by input-leap. The readme says that it's not quite ready though.

@AngeloD2022 commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2024): It looks like Barrier is being superseded by [input-leap](https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap). The readme says that it's not quite ready though.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:50 -06:00

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@AngeloD2022 commented on GitHub (Apr 26, 2024):

I was able to get it up and running with a macOS Server and a windows client just fine. File drag-and-drop did not work though. Clipboard worked fine.

@AngeloD2022 commented on GitHub (Apr 26, 2024): I was able to get it up and running with a macOS Server and a windows client just fine. File drag-and-drop did not work though. Clipboard worked fine.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:51 -06:00

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@jarrard commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2024):

Still using this on a X11 host server with two Windows10 machines (and a linux server). It can be a little fidgety to setup initally, I often need to turn off SSL and manually input server address but overall its pretty neat.

I hope Input Leap one day gets some decent updates and Wayland support but even the expensive PAID synergy app doesn't have Wayland support.

@jarrard commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2024): Still using this on a X11 host server with two Windows10 machines (and a linux server). It can be a little fidgety to setup initally, I often need to turn off SSL and manually input server address but overall its pretty neat. I hope Input Leap one day gets some decent updates and Wayland support but even the expensive PAID synergy app doesn't have Wayland support.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:52 -06:00

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@mikehardy commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2024):

Input Leap on 3 macOS Sequoia machines is working well from recent builds, with one minor hiccup with a workaround noted here: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap/issues/1322#issuecomment-2379795617

@mikehardy commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2024): Input Leap on 3 macOS Sequoia machines is working well from recent builds, with one minor hiccup with a workaround noted here: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap/issues/1322#issuecomment-2379795617

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:53 -06:00

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@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2024):

For those trying to figure out what to do now that Barrier hasn't had any updates in a while, this may be helpful:
I made a wiki page to try and make sense of all the forks (Barrier, Input Leap, Synergy, Deskflow):

https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/wiki/Project-Forks

@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2024): For those trying to figure out what to do now that Barrier hasn't had any updates in a while, this may be helpful: I made a wiki page to try and make sense of all the forks (Barrier, Input Leap, Synergy, Deskflow): - https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/wiki/Project-Forks

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:53 -06:00

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@jarrard commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2024):

Long and short of it. Wayland is what happened. Which doesn't support this kind of software yet. (unsurprising trait of wayland)

@jarrard commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2024): Long and short of it. Wayland is what happened. Which doesn't support this kind of software yet. (unsurprising trait of wayland)

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:54 -06:00

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@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024):

Long and short of it. Wayland is what happened. Which doesn't support this kind of software yet. (unsurprising trait of wayland)

Barrier (which was forked from Deskflow/Synergy) never got Wayland support but there was a bounty for Wayland support in Barrier, and "$2550.42 has been collected" (#109). Unfortunately, the Barrier bounty was collected through bountysource.com which was bought by a crypto-company and surrounded by controversy due to not paying developers. So perhaps that bounty money just vanished.

@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024): > Long and short of it. Wayland is what happened. Which doesn't support this kind of software yet. (unsurprising trait of wayland) Barrier (which was forked from Deskflow/Synergy) never got Wayland support but there was a bounty for Wayland support in Barrier, and "$2550.42 has been collected" (#109). Unfortunately, the Barrier bounty was collected through bountysource.com which was bought by a crypto-company and surrounded by controversy due to not paying developers. So perhaps that bounty money just vanished.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:55 -06:00

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@jarrard commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024):

I talked to the Synergy devs not long ago and they said wayland support would come in their next version. So I do not know but they said the components were not supported in WL yet at the time.

I'll check those all out sometime. Will be nice if they do indeed work fully under WL.

@jarrard commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024): I talked to the Synergy devs not long ago and they said wayland support would come in their next version. So I do not know but they said the components were not supported in WL yet at the time. I'll check those all out sometime. Will be nice if they do indeed work fully under WL.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:52:55 -06:00

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@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024):

wayland support would come in their next version

Good news! All Synergy-derived apps (including Synergy) now support Wayland.

Synergy
Deskflow (upstream of Synergy)
Input Leap (fork of a fork of Synergy)

Barrier postmortem: Why did Barrier fail?

@nbolton commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2024): > wayland support would come in their next version Good news! All Synergy-derived apps (including Synergy) now support Wayland. - [Synergy](https://symless.com/synergy) - [Deskflow](https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow) (upstream of Synergy) - [Input Leap](https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap) (fork of a fork of Synergy) Barrier postmortem: [Why did Barrier fail?](https://symless.com/synergy/news/why-did-barrier-fail)

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