On Monday 31 October 2005 18:24, Holly Bostick wrote: > Hey, all, > > Sorry that this will not be an extremely clear question, but I really > have no idea where to start, or what the problem is. > > Basically, my system is running "fine" (no overt problems), but about > every 30 seconds or so, it 'pauses' to do something, and I have to wait > for 5-10 seconds while it does it before I can go further. Or the > display pauses, and I have to wait for the redraw , I can't tell which. > > The system is still running during these pauses, but if I'm typing this > mail, for example, the letters I typed during the pause will not appear > until the system resumes (or resumes displaying). If I then backspace > to remove the typos I made when I couldn't see what I was typing, if a > pause occurs during the repeated backspace hitting, I have to stop and > wait, since I can't know where the cursor actually is until it again > active. > > Gkrellm's animated displays pause during the pauses as well (which is a > bit useful, so that I know when they're happening). Changing desktops is > delayed, Page down in word processors is delayed, activities in the > console are delayed. Heck, even dragging cards around in AisleRiot is > delayed by these stupid unattributable pauses. > > Memory and CPU use are not bizarre, I have a lot of processes going, but > nothing weird or unexpected seems to be running if I can trust top and > gnome-system-monitor. Since all the problems seem to be related to the X > server, maybe it's an X problem; I'm currently using the VESA driver, as > I wanted to get a clean install of the new ATI drivers when I compile > the next kernel (2.13-r5, I'm using 2.13-r4 atm). I'm not using > anything but 2D applications atm, though (of course, since I have no > 3D-capable drivers available). But maybe it's a kernel scheduling > problem. Or maybe gamin sucks, halting the whole system while it updates > the file tree. > > I really have no idea, and if it wasn't so very annoying, I wouldn't > post such a formless plea for help, but if this rings a bell with > anyone, I'd appreciate a nudge/push/shove in the right direction. > > Thanks, > Holly
sounds like no DMA enabled mar bin # hdparm /dev/hdb /dev/hdb: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) -->>>>using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) geometry = 19929/255/63, sectors = 320173056, start = 0 martins -- Linux 2.6.13 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ 18:47:06 up 3:55, 5 users, load average: 0.10, 0.22, 0.51 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
