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Here's the output: |
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/dev/hda: |
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multcount = 16 (on) |
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IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) |
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unmaskirq = 0 (off) |
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using_dma = 0 (off) |
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keepsettings = 0 (off) |
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readonly = 0 (off) |
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readahead = 256 (on) |
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geometry = 30515/255/63, sectors = 251000193024, start = 0 |
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Allan Wang wrote: |
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>On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 18:36 +0000, Mark Creamer wrote: |
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>>I have a fresh install of 2005.0. PC specs are AMD Athlon 64 3200, 2 GB |
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>>RAM. I'm noticing that certain applications will monopolize the CPU for |
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>>a moment and then drop off. But during that time, mouse is hung, and |
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>>nothing else will work or will work sporadically. |
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>>An example would be opening PAN newsgroup reader, and selecting a group |
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>>that has a large number of messages. Until all the message headers are |
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>>loaded into the reader, even if that's only a few seconds, I can't do |
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>>anything. |
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>>How can I tune Gentoo so the processor doesn't peak for one app like this? |
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>>Thanks! |
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>>Mark |
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>Hmm, I've seen this problem with machines that don't have DMA on, if |
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>you're using IDE hard drives, what's the output of hdparm /dev/hda or |
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>whatever the drive is? |
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>Allan |
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