Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply.I already tried disabling all compiz effects and changing to a PS/2 mouse but the problem persists. I talked with some friends of mine and they told me i should update the BIOS. I'm now starting to think this might be it because not long ago while I was modding my PC I made a few shorts and then the system refused to boot for a while.
Now I really want to update the BIOS but i'm afraid something go wrong and I'll end up having to purchase a new motherboard... ----- Original Message ---- From: Charlie Kravetz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2009 7:21:11 PM Subject: [Bug 346395] Re: System slows down when I scroll (either up or down) Thanks for reporting this issue. If you are seeing this in all versions of Linux, it is most probably a hardware issue. Try changing to a standard PS2 mouse and keyboard. Also, turning on all effects does not mean this is not video related. Have you tried turning off all those effects and even removing compiz? I have tried to reproduce this issue, and even on my 400MHz cpu with 4MB video card, I am not able to. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Incomplete -- System slows down when I scroll (either up or down) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346395 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: NOTE: I'm not reporting a package-specific problem. I'm having this issue in any and all aplications, including OS's file manager. Ok, so I've been using Ubuntu for a few weeks now but I still can't find a solution to this bug. Basically the thing is whenever I scroll (either up or down, it doesn't matter) the computer slows down. A LOT. CPU usage goes up to 70-80-90% and if I scroll up and down a few times very fast I end up just starring at the monitor while the CPU struggles to cope with the load. Note that this happens in all applications. My best guess is this a memory management problem (a leak?) but I really don't know... I have the newest video drivers installed and I can confirm it's not a video card-related issue because I can turn on all the features and effects in Compiz without seeing any performance hit whatsoever. Reinstalling the OS didn't help at all either. Moreover the problem persists regardless of the distribution. I've tried Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Linux Mint, Qimo, openSUSE, OpenGEU, etc etc etc. The fact that no matter what distribution I install the problem persists made me think it is a hardware-related issue. Somebody suggested I should try using a traditional PS/2 mouse (the one I have connects to a USB port) but that didn't help either. I have read through many threads that discuss this problem on the forums but none of them actually provide a solution unfortunately. I have switched back to Windows because this is unbearable..... Please work on solving bugs and improving stability/performance instead of focusing on graphics and eye-candy when you're developing a new version! Any help would be greatly appreciated, I really want to use Linux, but it's such an imature OS.... My computer: OS (Currently installed): Super Ubuntu 2008.11 (Ubuntu 8.10) / Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / Linux Mint 6 / Win XP Pro / Win XP Home / Win Vista CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2Ghz RAM: 4GB DDR2 800Mhz VGA: nVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB Motherboard: ASUS M2N-E SLI nForce 500 HDD: 2x WD 500AAKS 500GB + 1xSeagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB PSU: Enermax PRO82+ 625W Mouse: Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 Keyboard: Revoltec Lightboard XL2 -- System slows down when I scroll (either up or down) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346395 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
