From: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>
To: gaxt <gaxt@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: WINE + Galciv + Con Kolivar's 09 patch to  2.6.0-test1-mm2
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:39:04 +1000
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:40, gaxt wrote:
> 260-test2-vanilla works fine with a little stutter playing the avis
> 260-test2-O10 causes horrible stutter and loss of input to system
> 260-test2-mm1 causes horrible stutter and loss of input to system
>
> NOTE: Instead of re-setting, by switching consoles by pressing Alt F7
> then Alt-F1 back and forth (ie from X to virtual console) it seems I
> could prod wine+galciv into edging forward, stalling, edging forward
> etc. through the opening AVIs. ie. I would hear the sounds of the movie
> advance each time  I switched into Alt-F1.
>
> Once into the turn-based game itself (after opening animations) ability
> to input was restored again and the game can be played and windows moved
> around etc.
>
> So it seems the playing of the little movies is what really locks up the
> whole system using the O10/mm1 scheduling???

File I/O ? Try booting with elevator=deadline

Con

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