Re: [MiNT] double-click crash

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Tue, 11 May 2010 13:28:01 , "Jo Even Skarstein" <joska@online.no> wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Peter Slegg" <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:42 AM
> To: <mint@lists.fishpool.fi>
> Subject: Re: [MiNT] double-click crash
>
> There's a lot of potential problems in this list!
>
> > bash-2.05a# ps -A
> > PID  PPID PRI CURPRI STATUS   SIZE    TIME    COMMAND
>
> > 020  000   0     0  TSR       65536 00:00.10  LDG
>
> Problems with MP, generally unstable on my Milan.
>
> > 021  000   0     0  TSR       16384 00:00.06  MACCEL3
>
> Don't know if this is unstable, but why not use the Milan-specific CPX
> instead?

I've never heard of one. Without Maccel the mouse is dog slow.
I did try another mouse accelerator about 10 years ago but it didn't
work.

> > 095  094   0     0  Sleep     65536 00:00.01  bubble
>
> BubbleGEM is - and it hurts to say this because the concept is cool - a
> piece of sh*t. It's capable of locking both my Falcon and Milan solid when
> using MiNT. Please remove, including the CPX.

I've never had any problems at all although not many apps use it.
I suspect not all Milans are the same.

 
> > 096  094   0     0  Sleep     32768 00:00.00  cache040
>
> What's this?

It's an ACC from controlling the cpu caches. I never use it.
 
> > 097  094   0     0  Sleep    221184 00:00.64  cops
>
> Are you using the version from the FreeMiNT-build? Older versions doesn't
> work too well outside MagiC.

The one I use it dated 1998. I tried some of the later ones and they
mangled the icons and crashed badly. This one is the most stable and
doesn't give any obvious problems.

Peter