> > > > > > > > > I'm running an amd64 athlon x2 2.6ghz with 2gb ram and video > > > > > > > > > playback stutters if I try to play a video after the system > > > > > > > > > has been running for awhile, even after closing all programs. > > > > > > > > > Restarting always fixes it. How would you track this down? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Grant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Look at your RAM usage with "free -m" (the second line is > > > > > > > > interesting). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Look at your log files (especially dmesg) for anything > > > > > > > > suspicious. Maybe your graphic card's driver fell back to a > > > > > > > > compatibility mode or something like that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or (in case of NVIDIA) it has thrown a 'Xid' error - after that > > > > > > > you can be called lucky if video works at all ... > > > > > > > > No Xid error. I did have this: > > > > > > > > warning: many lost ticks > > > > Your time source seems to be instable or some driver is hogging > > > > interrupts > > > > > > ok, do you have a working hpet? or do you have compiled pm-timer support > > > into your kernel (you should)? and set hdparm -u1 for your ide devices? > > > > There is no mention of hpet in dmesg or lspci, but I do have: > > > > CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y > > CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y > > CONFIG_HZ_1000=y > > CONFIG_HZ=1000 > > > > I am using Hz 300... smooth video... > and voluntary preemption.
Just switched to those. > > Where can I find pm-timer support in the kernel? There doesn't seem > > to be a mention of it in .config. I'm using > > hardened-sources-2.6.20-r6. > > Power management options ---> > ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support ---> > [*] Power Management Timer Support > Help text: > CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER: That's weird, I don't have that option in menuconfig or .config at all. Nothing matches PM_TIMER. > oh, and check that the hpet really works - dmesg is your friend. There is no mention of hpet or HPET in dmesg. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
