High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

[kjjjjshab]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

OK, I'm jealous! And just where did you get your paws onto that Beta driver? I just scoured Nvidia's driver site and I can't find him.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118602

For .run files. Sounds like there might no longer be an nvidia web page for beta drivers... just an announcement in the nvnews forum.

[dibl]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

Thanks -- file is downloading and page is bookmarked! This is gonna be fun!

[caryb]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

Well I don't know about you guys but X is screwed for me with the new kernel, I tried the beta Nvidia driver & it won't install because it believes I have a Xen kernel (I don't) now when I go back to 27.1 kernel it runs in vesa mode. I dont know how to force the pc to use the Nvidia driver in Kubuntu so I guess I'll download the 177 driver from the nvidia site & try that one. I feel in our progression to the new Xorg we have lost a lot of functionality in that we cant force resolutions in the conf files etc anymore


Cary

[claydoh]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

I must be lucky as my plasma and kwin (no compiz stuff here) are only using ~1 to 2mb each for the most part, no huge spikes as some of you are seeing, though kwin does look to briefly go higher, around 5-7 on my lowly p4-m 2.0 laptop

[caryb]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

I Can't fix X in 27.2 kernel but in 27.1 it works fine. I went to the Nvidia settings manager & it told me I wasn't using a Nvidia driver but to execute nvidia-xconfig & then restart X & viola I have full resolution & kwin working again I do have a legacy problem in that my task bar is only 1/2 the screen, I cant find where to stretch it out along the bottom. But eh it works!


Cary

BTW theres none of that Gnomish Compiz for me either 8)

[dibl]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

I tried the beta Nvidia driver & it won't install because it believes I have a Xen kernel (I don't) now when I go back to 27.1 kernel it runs in vesa mode.

Yes, the downloaded 177.70 driver pukes up a "Xen kernel" error and won't finish installing. However, for the first time ever (on my hardware) the Restricted Driver Manager actually worked, and installed the 177.70 driver. Luckily I saved the working xorg.conf file and re-used it, because I don't think the nvidia-xconfig thing is working on this version.

And once again, Alt-F2 worked while kwin was the window manager, but not once compiz started.

[caryb]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

I found out how to resize the taskbar just right click on a vacant piece of panel & select edit panel & marker triangles show, then just drag the pane to the desired length.


Cary

[dibl]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

Okaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, I think I understand Rog's original post here:

 PID USER   PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM  TIME+ COMMAND
 6831 don    20  0 294m 52m 41m R  37 1.3  1:28.59 kwin
 6561 root   20  0 272m 64m 10m R  11 1.6  0:22.16 Xorg
 7260 don    20  0 618m 137m 26m S  4 3.5  0:09.79 firefox
 7213 don    20  0 301m 29m 16m R  2 0.7  0:01.22 konsole
 6880 don    20  0 206m 12m 8384 S  1 0.3  0:01.88 gkrellm
 6843 don    20  0 424m 41m 19m S  1 1.1  0:03.48 plasma
  1 root   20  0 4100 896 608 S  0 0.0  0:00.72 init
  2 root   15 -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 kthreadd
  3 root   RT -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 migration/0
  4 root   15 -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 ksoftirqd/0
  5 root   RT -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 watchdog/0
  6 root   RT -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 migration/1
  7 root   15 -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.36 ksoftirqd/1
  8 root   RT -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0 5124415h watchdog/1
  9 root   15 -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.06 events/0
  10 root   15 -5   0  0  0 S  0 0.0  0:00.00 events/1

That's a bit crazy for a dual core CPU running at 3.4GHz! :P

So, with Compiz, I get no Alt-F2 and FF3 behaves badly, freezing and spawning empty windows all over the screen. With Kwin, I get Alt-F2 back, but I have to use 25% of my CPU resources just to run Kwin. Bummer!

[caryb]

Re: High CPU load with the linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic

Back to my off topic rant, my Pc boots to low graphics mode & once you select continue it finally loads the Nvidia driver


Cary