I’m hoping someone out there can help with this issue. I’ve noticed that after installing OpenSuse 11.0 my display does not seem to update or refresh it’s contents while the mouse is idle and not moving for a couple of seconds. Let me clarify the behavior:
If performing a download you normally see the download speed/progress displayed on the screen, this is updated and changes in real time every second or so. However when i am not moving the mouse, i noticed that this does not update and it seems as if it has frozen, if i move the mouse again then immediately the display updates showing the new progress and speed.
I notice exactly the same behaviour with any kind of screen movement or activity such as a progress bar, the little rotating “hour glass icon” on the mouse, all will stop updating when the mouse is not moving, when moving the mouse they all seem to update ok.
What could be the cause of this, it seems as if the screen is only being redrawn when the mouse is not moving, is this some type of power saving feature that can be disabled? It is extremely annoying and really my only major complain with OpenSuse so far.
I can make a stab at it. Keep in mind I know nothing of KDE4 and that may be where the problem lies.
So let’s start with the obvious: What mouse are you using and what does your config call it? You can check via YaST or by looking directly at /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If the actual pointing device is unusual, you may need to google for proper settings.
A related issue may be the screen refresh rate or some other settings in your xorg.conf. SUSE’s SaX is pretty smart, but it seldom gets every detail correct. I’ve got quite a bit of experience messing the X setup, and my current machine (G4 eMac) running SUSE 11.0 offered me some really new behavior issues. For example, so applications don’t work properly unless I run it at the max 24-bit color setting.
Screen repaint relies on so very many things, it’s hard to know where to start. Any help?
I have the same problem using Fedora Core 8, Gnome 2.20.3, Logitech wireless mouse m-rm67a and an IBM 19" monitor.
Doing what? For example, playing “wars” on Facebook. The screen doesn’t freeze completely but game runs veeeeery slooooow. When I move the mouse, program “wakes up”…
I have the same problem using Fedora Core 8, Gnome 2.20.3, Logitech
wireless mouse m-rm67a and an IBM 19" monitor.
Doing what? For example, playing “wars” on Facebook. The screen doesn’t
freeze completely but game runs veeeeery slooooow. When I move the
mouse, program “wakes up”…
