OpenSuSe really strange 'bug' - OS stutters/freezes until a key is pressed

[smb3]

Hi,

I recently installed Linux Mint and thereafter openSuSe (11.3) on my laptop but I have been getting a really strange problem that is starting to be very annoying. I also don't know how best to describe it so please bear with me on it

Basically what is happening is that the OS will freeze/hang and continue until you press an input device (so keypress or clicking solves it). I have seen this in 3 places so far on openSuSe:

* When I am busy installing software with yast - the progress bar will freeze and the 'mouse busy' cursor will stop rotating. Pressing a key resumes activity. Sometimes I think the files are still downloading in the background but the desktop is not refreshing
* When the OS is starting up - the startup sound will stutter/loop until i press key or it will take a while for it to come right
* When I am playing videos with vlc - vlc will play for like 10 seconds smoothly and then the video will start stuttering until i press a key. The sound first gives in and then the video after that. At first i thought it was my wireless connection since I was playing a video through wireless, but copying a video to my local hard drive gives the same problem

In terms of hardware I used a "acer 4202WLMi travelmate" so the specs are according to that laptop

So I am not sure how to track down the cause of this problem ... anybody had any experience like this?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Power management settings? Disable all power management settings and see if it helps.

 

[ponder]

In terms of hardware I used a "acer 4202WLMi travelmate" so the specs are according to that laptop

Processor / Speed	Intel Core Duo processor T2300 2MB L2 cache
Core Logic Chipset	Intel 945GM Express
System Bus Speed	667 MHz
RAM / Max RAM	        512MB or 1GB / 4GB DDR 533 soDIMM.
Video Subsystem	        Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 up to 224MB of shared system memory
LCD Properties	        15.4" WXGA TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 x 16.7 million colors
Hard Disk Drive	        80GB or higher
CD-ROM Drive	        DVD Super Multi or DVD-Dual
Sound Subsystem	        Intel High-Definition audio support Audio system with built-in speakers SoundBlaster Pro and MS-Sound compatible 
PCCard Support	        1Type II PCCard slot
Pointing Device	        Touchpad
Peripheral Subsystem	4 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 Microphone, 1 Line-in,  1 Headphone/Speakers/Line-out with S/PDIF support
Modem	                56K ITU V.92 PPT approved, Wake-on-Ring ready
Ethernet                     10/100 Fast Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

How much RAM?

 

[smb3]

Processor / Speed	Intel Core Duo processor T2300 2MB L2 cache
Core Logic Chipset	Intel 945GM Express
System Bus Speed	667 MHz
RAM / Max RAM	        512MB or 1GB / 4GB DDR 533 soDIMM.
Video Subsystem	        Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 up to 224MB of shared system memory
LCD Properties	        15.4" WXGA TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 x 16.7 million colors
Hard Disk Drive	        80GB or higher
CD-ROM Drive	        DVD Super Multi or DVD-Dual
Sound Subsystem	        Intel High-Definition audio support Audio system with built-in speakers SoundBlaster Pro and MS-Sound compatible 
PCCard Support	        1Type II PCCard slot
Pointing Device	        Touchpad
Peripheral Subsystem	4 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 Microphone, 1 Line-in,  1 Headphone/Speakers/Line-out with S/PDIF support
Modem	                56K ITU V.92 PPT approved, Wake-on-Ring ready
Ethernet                     10/100 Fast Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

How much RAM?

1Gb RAM.

I tried changing power settings last night but that didnt seem to work. There's also nothing that seems to be worth noting except for cpu frequency.

Its really annoying cause I can't theorize about what is possibly going wrong too ... lol

 

[ponder]

What shows up in top/htop when you run it?

Oh, KDE, Gnome or LXDE?

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/...ot-login/449197-slow-startup-after-login.html

 

[smb3]

I seemed to have fixed it now. I had to add the kernel parameter "idle=poll" as part of the boot commands ... then it works fine

 

[MyWorld]

Any idea as to why it did it in the first place?

It is always good to include the exact cause in your solutions so that one knows what it was in the first place that caused it, makes it easier in the future to diagnose similar problems.