[mythtv-users] nvidia pci card X cpu utilization - Solved

James Armstrong james at thearmstrongs.org
Thu Jan 20 13:49:33 EST 2005


>I have been searching through news groups and google for a couple of
>days now because X was using about 36-40% cpu utilization on playback
>of a 720x480, 5500 - 8000 recorded show.  I am using the latest fedora
>core 3 kernel, and the 6629 nvidia drivers, with a Geforce4 440MX pci
>card.  After all the time put in I have finally hit paydirt with this
>post and patch,
>
>http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=467515&postcount=2
>
>Now my X cpu utilization is down around 16%, not bad for a PCI card. 
>I have seen other people with similar posts on this mailing list, so
>decided I would share this link.  I guess in general it would be good
>to have in the archives until NVidia releases another driver version.
>
>-Jon
>  
>
Does this help with AGP cards or just PCI?

- James


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