Slow Mouse Pointer Movement in AmiBench

[slemmo]

Mouse movement was so slow and choppy that I haven't really bothered to use my A600GS since I received it, but after the latest update it's completely unusable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hCakNvFtIcY

It's only like this after you enter Amibench, in the initial UI it's just fine.

[amigakit]

Hello

That looks really laggy.  It’s not at all like that here.  Have you tried a different mouse (is it Wired or optical or Bluetooth ?)

How are you powering the A600GS ? Are you using a 3Amp USB supply ?

Can you tell me how much fast memory you have in AmiBench.

Thanks

[slemmo]

I have used different power supplies, 65w/5A, 100w/5A and so on. The mouse is a rog gladius iii 2.4ghz rf mouse.
But like I said, the update made it 10x worse, and it works ok in the A600GS UI, so it seems to be something emulation related. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PAyL4aVo_oQ

I just tried to play Colonization and Arkanoid too that I have installed outside Amibench, and it was impossible to control. Both these titles were playable before the update.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jTI_e2QyaGA

[amigakit]

Would it be possible to use a wire mouse and let me know if that makes any difference

Thanks

[slemmo]

No difference with wired mouse and keyboard.

[slemmo]

Switching resolution from 2560 to 1920@60 improved things back to how it was before the update, so not good, but not completely unusable.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DPyQmwzvfB8

[E5150]

Turning off mouse acceleration in AmiBench makes mouse pointer movement much better

[slemmo]

After the last update it's back to being 100% horrible again. I have done nothing with the system except update and reboot.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RHy47ozjvwU?si=3vkoJjwhZJzGEana

[amigakit]

Are you running display in 4K again instead of 1080p

[slemmo]

No of course not, I only have a 1440p display anyway, but I have been running it in 1080. I have also tried all the different 1080 refresh rates except 50. So basically, 1080 is now as bad as 1440 was on the previous version. The A600GS menu system before launching Amibench is just fine, so there has to be some kind of issue with emulation, possibly relating to screen resolution or refresh rate.

[amigakit]

Nothing has changed in the latest update except for ARM libraries for native MP3 Playback

So I cannot understand why the update would affect the responsiveness of the display.

[FlynnTA]

I also noticed this. The mouse is especially bad on PAL/non-accelerated setups. Moving the physical mouse quickly will not move the mouse pointer at all, and in addition it blocks all other keyboard input.

I tested this with the imported WHDload version of "Pool of Darkness". The mouse works fine on the A600GS system (e.g. after pressing F12 for the menu).

You should be able to reproduce it with the game "Movem", too. Wait until the CLI window appears, move the mouse quickly until the mouse pointer freezes and then press space. The cursor will not move. After stopping the mouse the shell starts to react to key presses again.

[slemmo]

At least I'm not alone!

[AmigaOldskooler]

I also noticed this. The mouse is especially bad on PAL/non-accelerated setups. Moving the physical mouse quickly will not move the mouse pointer at all, and in addition it blocks all other keyboard input.

I tested this with the imported WHDload version of "Pool of Darkness". The mouse works fine on the system (e.g. after pressing F12 for the menu).

You should be able to reproduce it with the game "Movem", too. Wait until the CLI window appears, move the mouse quickly until the mouse pointer freezes and then press space. The cursor will not move. After stopping the mouse the shell starts to react to key presses again.

Hi,

I added the game Movem (ADF) and ran it with an Kickstart 1.3 Amiga 500 configuration straight from the menu. I did what you wrote above, but everything worked well here.

Also tried Pool of Darkness (WHDLoad version) and had no issues with the mouse.

Using firmware 46.2.1098 on A1200NG (uses same main hardware as A600GS).

[FlynnTA]

Thanks for testing.

I did another test with Cecconoid (ADF + Kick 13 ROM), and the game/animations stop if I move the mouse. There is definitely an issue. Maybe just on the A600GS?