On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:21:59 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter N. M. Hansteen) wrote:
> Jona Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I can see X redraw the screen top down very slowly when I use the > > SMP kernel on my Thinkpad T60. I can actually see it draw the > > background first and then every widget one by one. I don't see this > > behaviour when I use GENERIC. > > It's been discussed on the list recently, the short version is that > you may find that enabling acpi in the MP kernel will speed up your > system. > > <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118836844303217&w=2> gives you the > main bits. > > Hope this helps, Thanks a lot, it also helped in my case! I was reluctant to enable acpi because the man page says it could cause overheating because the kernel takes thermal control from the bios but doesn't provide any thermal regulation functionality. Does my laptop risk overheating when I enable acpi? Regards, Jona -- "I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion
