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On Monday 31 October 2005 18:24, Holly Bostick wrote: |
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> Hey, all, |
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> Sorry that this will not be an extremely clear question, but I really |
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> have no idea where to start, or what the problem is. |
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> Basically, my system is running "fine" (no overt problems), but about |
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> every 30 seconds or so, it 'pauses' to do something, and I have to wait |
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> for 5-10 seconds while it does it before I can go further. Or the |
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> display pauses, and I have to wait for the redraw , I can't tell which. |
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> The system is still running during these pauses, but if I'm typing this |
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> mail, for example, the letters I typed during the pause will not appear |
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> until the system resumes (or resumes displaying). If I then backspace |
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> to remove the typos I made when I couldn't see what I was typing, if a |
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> pause occurs during the repeated backspace hitting, I have to stop and |
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> wait, since I can't know where the cursor actually is until it again |
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> active. |
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> |
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> Gkrellm's animated displays pause during the pauses as well (which is a |
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> bit useful, so that I know when they're happening). Changing desktops is |
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> delayed, Page down in word processors is delayed, activities in the |
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> console are delayed. Heck, even dragging cards around in AisleRiot is |
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> delayed by these stupid unattributable pauses. |
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> |
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> Memory and CPU use are not bizarre, I have a lot of processes going, but |
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> nothing weird or unexpected seems to be running if I can trust top and |
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> gnome-system-monitor. Since all the problems seem to be related to the X |
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> server, maybe it's an X problem; I'm currently using the VESA driver, as |
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> I wanted to get a clean install of the new ATI drivers when I compile |
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> the next kernel (2.13-r5, I'm using 2.13-r4 atm). I'm not using |
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> anything but 2D applications atm, though (of course, since I have no |
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> 3D-capable drivers available). But maybe it's a kernel scheduling |
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> problem. Or maybe gamin sucks, halting the whole system while it updates |
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> the file tree. |
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> |
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> I really have no idea, and if it wasn't so very annoying, I wouldn't |
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> post such a formless plea for help, but if this rings a bell with |
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> anyone, I'd appreciate a nudge/push/shove in the right direction. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Holly |
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sounds like no DMA enabled |
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mar bin # hdparm /dev/hdb |
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/dev/hdb: |
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multcount = 16 (on) |
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IO_support = 1 (32-bit) |
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unmaskirq = 1 (on) |
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-->>>>using_dma = 1 (on) |
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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 = 19929/255/63, sectors = 320173056, start = 0 |
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martins |
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Linux 2.6.13 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ |
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18:47:06 up 3:55, 5 users, load average: 0.10, 0.22, 0.51 |
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