periodic mouse freezes/jumps on Hoary

[David Feldman]

Right...that much I had figured out. But from a practical perspective, 
what do I lose if that's not running? What alternatives do I have?

--Dave

On Mar 23, 2005, at 10:25, Jonathan McLoughlin wrote:

> powernowd 0.90-3ubuntu12 control cpu speed and voltage using 2.6 
> kernel interface
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> David Feldman wrote:
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>> It looks like the culprit was powernowd. Killing that process 
>> eliminates the mouse freezing. I don't know much about what powernowd 
>> does, though: Can I eliminate it safely, is there an alternative, or 
>> is there any option I can run it with that will prevent it freezing 
>> the mouse?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Dave
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>> On Mar 22, 2005, at 14:20, David Feldman wrote:
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>>> I've just installed Hoary on a Dell Inspiron 4000 (pentium 3 610MHz 
>>> laptop), and I'm excited to see a lot of terrific additions since 
>>> Warty. One problem, though: The mouse cursors will periodically and 
>>> temporarily freeze when I'm moving it around, just for a moment, and 
>>> then resume its course. It happens frequently enough to be a serious 
>>> issue, and happens whether I'm using the built-in touchpad or a USB 
>>> external mouse.
>>>
>>> Any idea what's going on?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --Dave
>>>
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