** Description changed:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati
Ubuntu 9.04 out of the box has poor video performance on my Acer Aspire
5100.
the solution provided on the following page works for me:
I was having poor video performance affecting: screen redraws, text
entry in web browsers, desktop switching, window switching/selection,
and much more. My laptop felt like it was filled with glue ;)
I'm running a Sharp MM-20 (yes it's old!). dmesg reports my video chipset as:
VGA compatible
I have a '01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 01)' and found out (with jaunty) I
have to use XAA acceleration and NOT exa to have a normally working
Xorg:
Option AccelMethod XAA
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scrolling (and other
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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scrolling (and other effects) extremely slow
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370441
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I had the same problem after a clean install of Jaunty on my Sony Vaio
PCG-Z1RMP (ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY.) ~30% Xorg CPU usage when just
running top in a default size gnome-terminal.
Using Klaas' xorg.conf brought my Xorg's CPU usage down to ~2%. Thanks
Klaas! :)
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scrolling (and other
