[mythtv-users] Busy CPU

[David Rush]

Jon:

No such string UserEvents found in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

The Section "Device" reports "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 
5200]", so I guess X knows about the card.

David

Jon Boehm wrote:
> Check into your xorg.conf
>
> Do a search for UserEvents
>
> Jon
>
> David Rush wrote:
>   
>> I've got a machine running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn and I've installed 
>> the mythtv packages via Synaptic.  A couple minor tweaks were necessary, 
>> but now it's running, and I'm picking up a few OTA digital stations (I'm 
>> in the US).
>>
>> The backend so far looks good.
>>
>> But the frontend is pegging the CPU... top is sometimes reporting it 
>> using 100% of the cpu.  The video and audio are usable, but occasional 
>> and brief video hangs and audio dropouts are experienced.  When I stop 
>> the frontend and play a recorded program via mplayer, it plays fine.  
>> Watching a high-def recording with mplayer (off NBC station with network 
>> programming, should be 1080i I think, and the video quality is great), 
>> mplayer's using about 80% of the CPU.
>>
>> Shouldn't my video card be doing more of the work?  See specs:
>>
>> Intel P4 3.2 GHz (with HT)
>> Intel D865GBF motherboard
>> pcHDTV HD-3000
>> GeForce FX 5200, 256 MB, AGP 8x
>> 1 GB RAM
>> 300 GB Seagate Barracuda hard drive
>> Antec Overture II case
>> Samsung LCD display (sadly 1280x1024 max)
>>
>> David
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