Re: Slow window repaint under 'Etch'
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:36:53 +0000
Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Can anyone suggest a starting point for me to analyse the very slow
> repaint of windows following an unidentified update of 'Etch'? By
> very slow I mean that dragging a window across the screen results in
> quite impressive staggering of the window, suggestive of high alcohol
> intake:-) Performance in all other respects seems fine.
>
> Relevant factors are: Gnome, ViewSonic LCD screen with ATI X700
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There's your problem, right there! :-)
> graphics card running on an AMD Athlon 64 3200+.
>
> Running similar software on 800MHz Pentium III systems - i.e. much
> slower machines - but with a different graphics card and a glass
> screen results in normal performance.
>
> My guess is that something in 'X' has gone amiss, but all upgrades
> are current on all machines, so the only obvious place of difference
> seems to be xorg.conf. Does this make sense?
>
> Thanks for any pointers including, if necessary, RTFM (with a hint as
> to which 'M').
>
> Peter HB
>
>
Which driver does X use? (See the "Device" section of the xorg.conf
file.) Is the driver still available after your recent upgrades? The
file /var/log/Xorg.0.log should provide clues if something is amiss.
--
Liam
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