I've just lived with it for the most part--try using a windowmanager with less overhead, like FVWM vise enlightenment. I have almost exactly the same setup as you, except I invested in 32M of memory, and I have the exact same problem, mostly I've minimized it with afterstep and minimizing system overhead.
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Roy-Anders Larsen wrote: > I am running Debian 2.0 (slink) on a 486DX33 with only 10MB RAM and my > computer is often working hard (having to make use of a lot of virtual > memory). I am using a three-button mouse running the MouseSystems > protocol in Xwindows and I am running gpm with -t msc. > As long as there is not a heavy load on the computer, the mouse works > fine. Also in windows3.11 on my DOS partition, the mouse never acts up. > However, when the load gets large on the computer, the mouse starts > 'jumping' a few inches left at a time. Occasionally it will jump a few > inches down also. This only happens if I try moving the mouse. > It happens both with gpm on a virtual console and in X. > Have anyone experienced the same thing or have any clues about why this is > happening ? Anything I can do to help it (software-wise) ? > > Roy > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn. email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
