[ale] dragging response times

[Dow Hurst]

Walter,
I've experience the same type behavior under SuSE 8.1, 8.2, and 9.0 depending 
on the hardware the install was on.  Three different cases of hardware.  I 
would see typing delays or random hangs in the shell.  Delays that were 
inexplicable in Mozilla while typing.  I now wonder if there were SuSEplugger 
problems or a lower level USB or sound card module problem.  I never got to 
the bottom of it.  Rebooting fixed it temporarily, and relogging into KDE 
would fix it temporarily on some hardware.  I never increased kernel or module 
logging so never got more info out of the system.  I am sure that picking the 
right hardware is a major part of having a happy system for those who aren't 
Linux gurus.  I can only get so far before I run out of guruness or time.  My 
guruness is limited.
Dow


walter Sams wrote:
> I was considering using KMail and KOrganize anyway, If the general
> concensus is that Mandrake doesnt like evolution then that would pretty
> much seal it.
> 
> Thank you
> Walter Sams
> 
> On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 08:36, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> 
>>On Wednesday 10 March 2004 07:27 pm, walter Sams wrote:
>>
>>>I recently installed mandrake 9.1 on my network and notice that when
>>>typing emails or word processor documents, I get a severe pause after
>>>typing 18 or 20 words.  The cursor dissapears and no letters show up
>>>when I type for 10 or 15 seconds.  then everything I typed  (in the
>>>dark) pops on the screen and the program acts normal for a few more
>>>words.  This acts like a buffer problem to me.  How would one begin
>>>to identify and correct a problem like this?  I am not running any
>>>programs now that I did not run before I switched.
>>>
>>>I have an accounting program, evolution 1.2.2, a pyla fax gui and
>>>open office running.  I watched the system monitor to see if
>>>resources were used up but saw nothing, the scales never showed more
>>>than 3-6% usage
>>
>>I had this exact problem with Mandrake 9.2.  More specifically my wife 
>>had it.  The only solution we found was to stop using evolution.  She 
>>hasn't had it since moving to Mozilla for mail.
>>
>>I use Mandrake, but with kmail and have never seen the problem.
>>
>>I have had similar problems with various RedHat versions.  I solved it 
>>once by killing autorun.  Mandrake doesn't use autorun, so that isn't 
>>your problem.  Recently, I think it is due to my usb mouse becoming 
>>unregistered.  The symptoms are slightly different--my mouse freezes, 
>>but everything else is okay.  I think (hope) I've solved it just by 
>>reseating my mouse in the socket.  I haven't noticed it lately.
>>
>>Michael
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