On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Salvio wrote:
> I have attached the latest config file and log.
> I was incorrect in stating #1: I was testing the system disabling
> acceleration (option "accel" "no") to see if I could notice any
> difference.
> The attached log is the one corresponding to the attached config.
> The video redraw speed is still very slow.
> I can tell no difference when starting the system using "accel" "no"
> or commenting that out...
> Also, as I said in my initial posting, I notice a very similar behaviour
> on another Laptop of mine (Dell Inspiron 5100, ATI Radeon 7500)
> with the same OS installed (dual boot this time, I can do things using
> windows too if that helps...) - still I see high CPU activity with similar
> patter as it happens on the Latitude.
> Can this be a Red Hat 9 problem? Could this be a problem in Gnome?
> I have found several posts similar to mine searching the internet (from
> the far past to present days) and none of them has been actually
> answered.
> Let me know if there are other things I can try.
You mention gnome-terminal. From there, start two xterms, i.e.
xterm &
xterm &
(That's "xterm", not "gnome-terminal".)
In one of them run top. Move the other xterm around, watching what top
reports. Does CPU utilisation max out when only moving an xterm?
Marc.
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