smart has a strange effect

[linux_learner]

This would be due to the load on the cpu and ram when smart loads the
cache and then saves the cache. This is perfectly normal, as YaST,
apt, and yum also cause this. Check your resources.

On 9/8/06, Basil Chupin <blchupin at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> I am using SUSE 10.1 with smart 0.42-12 and kde3 3.5.4 (the latest
> upgrades).
>
> When I am watching TV, for examle, I get a slight pause/jump in the
> picture whenever smart does its check of channels (in the background). I
> can see that smart is doing some channel-checking because I can see the
> ADSL modem  being active.
>
> At other times if I happen to be moving my mouse across the screen, the
> mouse hesitates and then jumps (slightly) in the direction I was moving it.
>
> What is smart may be causing this behaviour?
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1
>