Hmm... It might be worth noting, that quite some time ago I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 being incredibly draggy (this was with an nVidia Riva TNT2 and XFree86 3.3.6 though). Recompiling the kernel from vanilla sources fixed it. Try rebuilding first the kernel, then X, from source. (Can't say I've ever seen this with my classic Radeon or Radeon VE, so I suspect it's not a driver issue).
--- cHaMaY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BioChem33, I have a similar problem, take a look at > it: > > http://www.nvnews.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15640 > > Trying to resolve now with not very good future. > > Cheers. > > cHaMaY > > Red Hat 7.3 > Kernel 2.4.18-4 > ----------------------------------------- > > ZAAPA ZP/3VAAV ATX VIA F > > Via VT82C686A South Bridge / Via VT82C693A North > Bridge > > Intel Pentium III 667 MHz. > > DIMM 256 Mb > > Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 (32M ), AGP 2X. Bios 3.05.0010 > > Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 > > Puresoft V.90 PCI MODEM > > OvisLink Fast Ethernet Adapter 8139ATX > > Vibrant VM71RDA-E01. Hor. 30Khz-70Khz Ver. > 50Hz-130Hz > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BioChem333 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:26 AM > Subject: [Newbie]A few minor issues > > > I'm using GNU/Linux (Mandrake8.2) with XFree 4.2.0 > using DRI ("radeon" > module) on an AMD Athlon 700Mhz with an ATI Radeon > 7200 64MB AGP. I've > noticed a few instances where there are screen > artifacts, that is, there > are parts of the screen that don't get updated > correctly. > > Using the GIMP bezier selection tool, while dragging > a line or curve, it > leaves several intermittent black lines on the image > that can only be > gotten rid of by hiding/un-hiding or resizing the > window. A similar > problem occurs if I try to use the enlightenment > window manager, when > using animated iconification; intermittent black and > white lines are > left on screen where the animation moved through. > > Additionally, when moving windows, with any window > manager (I've tried > several, currently using Sawfish), the window's > intermediate positions > are often still visible for a few moments creating > an effect similar to > the MS Windows "mouse trails" with my windows. This > is most noticeable > when moving the window over the canvas of another > window. Using gkrellm > (GNU Krell Monitors), I've noticed that my CPU usage > can go as high as > 100% when simply moving a window, so I'm figuring > the video card isn't > doing its part for some reason. I've triple-checked > that I have all the > (X and kernel) modules required for DRI loaded, and > the logs don't show > any X-related errors. I've still got win98se on > another partition, and > aside from the chronic blue screens and GPFs, it > shows no problems > updating the screen (with the same resolution, > 1280*1024*24bpp). > > My biggest concern is, I don't know where the > problem is. For all I know > it could be a driver limitation or a kernel problem > (2.4.18-6mdk... > perhaps Mdk's kernel hacking has introduced a bug). > Then again it could > be a limitation in the applications used; perhaps > they don't take > advantage of new features and/or fixes in X (I > assume this isn't > standard for the current X server), although moving > the X cursor (HW, > not SW) causes as much as 10% CPU usage, so this > seems unlikely. It > could also be something else entirely that I might > have overlooked. > > This problem doesn't cause any major limitations in > my ability to use > the system, but it does put a significant dent in > the overall > experience. If I know where the problem is I can at > least try to do > something to correct it. Has anyone had similar > problems with a > different hardware/software configuration (perhaps > we could narrow down > where the problem might be), and/or know the cause? > Any point in the > right direction would be very much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
