Odd slowdown: X41

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Odd slowdown: X41

#1 Post by Bruce Guttman » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:50 am

I have an X41 (non-Tablet; 2525-54U) running Ubuntu (11.04). I set it up with a 16 GB USB flash drive as the hard drive (curse that non-standard drive interface).

It runs OK, but every so often an application (e.g. Firefox) will "grey out" and the computer will go into a catatonic state (it's not Hibernation; screen is still "live" but frozen and grayed). After a short time the phase passes and it starts working again.

Has this been seen before? Could it be due to using the USB "hard drive"? I didn't find any references in a search.
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Re: Odd slowdown: X41

#2 Post by ganon11000 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:53 pm

Same when using my USB stick and Ubuntu 12.10 I gave up and am trying to get xp on without a CD drive, its hell!!!
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Re: Odd slowdown: X41

#3 Post by ganon11000 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:09 am

using ubuntu 12.04 at the moment and the CPU usage is really high in unity but is usable in gnome classic no effects, still high but it's better than unity!

I believe we need a GMA900 driver because it's using the cpu for effects instead of the gpu!
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Re: Odd slowdown: X41

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:48 am

Why don't you get a USB CD/DVD-drive? Cheap as chips.
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Re: Odd slowdown: X41

#5 Post by ganon11000 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:20 pm

I can't afford one, I just spent all my dosh on a CF card (proper one) adapter and screwn
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