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Hi all,
I have had a problem very similar to the one posted here. I have a Gateway GT5674 with AMD 9500 2.2Ghz Quad Core, Nvidia 6150 SE integrated graphics, and 3Gb RAM. I started off using Hardy on this machine (still installed) and everything is working beautifully there. I split my 500Gb HD in half and then made my system to be dual O.S. after the Intrepid official release.
Intrepid is very nice. Me likey 8-) However, one of the game places I visit is RuneScape which uses Java. The game will play video for about 3 to 5 seconds then freeze frame while still playing the audio for about 10 seconds, then the video will start again. If I jiggle the cursor over the video, it will start playing sooner, then freeze again after about 3 to 5 seconds. On occasion it freezes as soon as I stop moving the cursor. I know that YouTube also uses Java, so I went there, and the audio plays just fine, but the video is a little glitchy about ever 3 to 5 seconds.
I checked out my hardware to see if everything was in order. I used the lshw command, and it seemed that RAM was being slowed down to be in sync with the integrated GPU (from 677 down to 4?? don't remember exactly). Anyhow, I got a video card and am now running an Nvidia 7600 GS 512Mb RAM EIDE card thinking that this would do the trick.
Well, a little driver wrangling, the new card is installed as well as the driver, and the hardware listings are showing some promising results.
To make a long story a little less long, I'm still glitching every 3 to 5 seconds although the duration of the glitches has decreased somewhat.
If you'd like more information about my installs, let me know.
Before I go, Super Tux Kart was very glitchy before the hardware upgrade, now it is only slightly noticeable. Extreme Tux Racer on the other hand was has had no problems before or after the hardware change, and that little birdy sure can fly!!