Further investigation has led me to conclude that this bug is no longer valid
Slowdown in system can be eliminated by:
1) Clean install of tribe 4. I originally had tribe 3 when problem occurred and it persisted when upgrading but clean install somehow fixes the desktop responsiveness issues
Further investigation has led me to conclude that this bug is no longer valid
Slowdown in system can be eliminated by:
1) Clean install of tribe 4. I originally had tribe 3 when problem occurred and it persisted when upgrading but clean install somehow fixes the desktop responsiveness issues
2) Apps still feel slow but this is not a kernel issue - disabling esd sound in sound preferences makes gutsy as fast as feisty (see https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ libgnome/ +bug/115652)