[mythtv-users] CPU heat info

listman at depfyffer.com listman at depfyffer.com
Fri Feb 14 03:44:28 UTC 2003


On Wednesday 12 February 2003 07:05 pm, nick wrote:
> > This *may* be the same problem being discussed in the mythtv-dev
> > list. Check it out at [...]
>
> Thanks for the tip.  Checked out the thread, rolled back to the Feb 4
> CVS, and no luck.  Same problem.  I'm inclined to believe that it's
> either a problem with my X server configuration, my driver, or just
> really, really awful performance by the video chip (on-board ProSavage
> DDR).  If I stick the video behind a giant terminal window while it's
> playing (that is, nothing is displayed) the XFree86 process shows
> almost no CPU usage.  The instant it's viewable, the process uses
> around 30%.

That does sound like it's the Xv driver in Xfree doing something in software, 
when it's intended to be using the video hardware for everything.

Isaac


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