Hello, I have reported this before with Mandrake Cooker at about version 7.2 and it still happens in the latest Cooker !
Basically when doing specific things both X and the frame buffer slow down all on their own. I really don't know what is doing this and would appreciate any help. It would really help to know if I am alone in this or if other people also get similar or the same results. How to make it happen. X :- Start X. Start an application that that involves X doing a lot of movement. The best example I have found is Mesa Gears because it outputs the fps. When I start gears the results I see are : 57 fps 60 fps 37 fps 37 fps 37 fps Each output occurs at 5 second intervals. Now here comes the fun bit ! Start moving the mouse or keep a key depressed. The fps output now goes up to 63 and stays there until the mouse stops moving or the key is released where upon it goes straight back to 37 ! Moreover, if gears is exited and re-started the whole cycle starts again. I.e. the output starts at about 60 and then drops to 37, rather than starting out at 37. This happens whether X is started when the frame buffer is in use or not. Gears gear wheels visibly slow down, so it's not just the fps being printed oddly. Frame Buffer: Drop out of X and go to a directory with a number entries say /usr/bin. Do an `ls'. Initially the output will go past rapidly but then very quickly slow down to a crawl. Start moving the mouse, assuming you have gpm running ! and the output speeds up again ! So what is this strange system I have ? It is a Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 400, 256Mb Ram, ATI Rage Mobility +. Can anyone help with this strange and annoying `feature' ? Thanks, Owen
