Kernel times problem

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:13 am

First, I have googled this, but all I've come up with are other people complaining about the same problem, with replies that give suggestions, but no real help, so don't tell me to go google it.

The problem is, during a 3d rendered game, it freezes up and the framerate drops to nil, while the windows task manager shows the kernel times maxing out along side the maxed out cpu levels.

Which is odd, because it shows two cpu's, and I only have one cpu, hyperthreaded. Here are my system stats:

System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Computer:
Intel
Pentium 4 CPU 3.06 GHz
3.11 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM

RADEON 9800 XT, 256 ram
Omega 2.6.05a drivers

Sound, video, and game controllers:
Audio Codecs
Avance AC'97 Audio
Creative SB Live! Series
Creative SB Live! Gameport
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
Standard Game Port
Video Codecs

It does appear that the system is overclocked. Perhaps when I ran something that would accelerate my system it did this, and I was unaware of that, it may be the problem.

ChromaxS told me that kernel times had to do with drivers, and a driver of mine must be fubar. But other than that, he didn't give any clues as to how to find out which, or how to fix said driver.

Any help would be appreciated.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:18 am

Seems you have 2 audio devices installed when you should only have one, unless the Avance ac97 is an add on. If that one is the onboard one, disable it.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:49 am

omg, i think that solved it, thxusomuch

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:14 pm

I wonder if there's something else going on, because I tested a game and froze again, with kernel times maxing, then all cpu usage dropping to zero.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:15 pm

Descent seems to run fine now though, the game in question was City of Heroes.

Odd. I'll have to test other games as well

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:58 pm

RADEON 9800 XT, 256 ram
Omega 2.6.05a drivers

Try using the default ATI drivers. See if they help.

Also, try disabling AGP Fastwrites in your BIOS.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:48 pm

Lobber wrote:Which is odd, because it shows two cpu's, and I only have one cpu, hyperthreaded.

it shows two, because windows sees a HT Enabled CPU as two physical processors, and not two virutual processors. hence it thinks your actually running two CPU's.

i agree with Merlin, turn off whichever sound card is not in use, disable fast writes, and try the certified ATi drivers.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:19 pm

I rolled back the Omega drivers to the OEM drivers provided by ATI, and I have not had any problems since.

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