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mattchiro · **OS X Dock - not so smooth -** 11-11-2009, 08:11 PM

I have 10.6.1 on my 10v, I noticed the dock is not as smooth as my MacBook Pro (now that makes a lot of sense seeing as my MBP has really good graphics card), but then I boot up my Mini (which also runs the same graphics card as my 10v and it's silky smooth.

Does anyone else notice this? Any way to improve it?

bmcclure937 · 11-11-2009, 08:14 PM

I have no problems with my dock auto-hiding or running smoothly... did you run NBI properly? Sounds like something with your graphics is not working right (obviously).

waldo_pepperjack · 11-11-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mattchiro

... but then I boot up my Mini (which also runs the same graphics card as my 10v and it's silky smooth.

Does anyone else notice this? Any way to improve it?

Well, my Mini10v's dock isn't as smooth as that on my MBPro or my MacPro. I'm guessing that bus speed could have something to do with it... slower generally means less responsive.

One could check this by comparing graphics performance scores w/ something like XBench.

Also, how much RAM do you have in?

Akki · 11-11-2009, 09:48 PM

Mine's all good.

Bear Hunter · 11-11-2009, 10:19 PM

Mirror kexts....

re run NBI and deselect the friendly mirror kexts.

mattchiro · 11-12-2009, 05:27 AM

2GB RAM. I will try that Bear Hunter thank you

amusiccale · 11-14-2009, 01:18 PM

If it's quite slow and stuttering, it may be that NBI didn't get graphic acceleration going - might be worth running it again (not in safe mode, since that's an .8.3 bug) to see if it helps. Mine's not quite as snappy as my MBP, but I would call it relatively smooth.

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mattchiro Senior Member Posts: 121 Join Date: Sep 2009	OS X Dock - not so smooth - 11-11-2009, 08:11 PM I have 10.6.1 on my 10v, I noticed the dock is not as smooth as my MacBook Pro (now that makes a lot of sense seeing as my MBP has really good graphics card), but then I boot up my Mini (which also runs the same graphics card as my 10v and it's silky smooth. Does anyone else notice this? Any way to improve it?

Akki Expert Member Posts: 522 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jersey City, NJ	11-11-2009, 09:48 PM Mine's all good. mini 9 \| 2GB RAM \| 16GB STEC SDD \| BIOS A06, USB Legacy OFF \| No Bluetooth \| OSX 10.6.7 \| NBI 0.8.5pre w/ ALC268 \| Broadcom2Airport MINI Cooper '02 \| 1.6L \| CVT \| Moonroof \| Red w/ White Stripes Want the ALC268 mini 9 sound fix? Get it here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2377323/Mini9SoundPatch.zip

Bear Hunter Senior Member Posts: 423 Join Date: Sep 2009	11-11-2009, 10:19 PM Mirror kexts.... re run NBI and deselect the friendly mirror kexts. *Dell Mini 10v • Mac OSX 10.6.2 • 1 GB RAM • 160GB HDD • BIOS A05 • Blue Tooth • 1510 WLAN 802.11g /n*  *NBI 8.2 -> NBI 8.3RC2 -> NBI 8.3RC3 -> NBI 8.3RC5 -> NBI 8.3 alpha* USB Legacy Disabled \| USB Wake Enabled \| BT Enabled \| www.suckerpunchent.com

mattchiro Senior Member Posts: 121 Join Date: Sep 2009	11-12-2009, 05:27 AM 2GB RAM. I will try that Bear Hunter thank you

amusiccale Member Posts: 34 Join Date: Sep 2009	11-14-2009, 01:18 PM If it's quite slow and stuttering, it may be that NBI didn't get graphic acceleration going - might be worth running it again (not in safe mode, since that's an .8.3 bug) to see if it helps. Mine's not quite as snappy as my MBP, but I would call it relatively smooth. Dell Mini10v \| N280 1.66 GHZ \| 2 GB RAM \| 160 GB HD, 5400 RPM \| Draft-N \| OSX 10.6.1

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