[mythtv-users] 100% CPU usage in Watch Recordings

[David Asher]

On Oct 21, 2009, at 2:44 AM, Paul Kendall wrote:

>> On Wednesday 21 October 2009 12:30:27 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>> On 10/21/2009 12:25 AM, David Asher wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It is expected that while sitting doing nothing in Watch  
>>>> Recordings to
>>>> utilize 100% CPU ?
>>>>
>>>> The only thing going on is the alphapulse of the "All Programs"
>>>> button...
>>>
>>> Yes*.
>>>
>>> *Dependent on CPU.
>>
>> No.  It should not be using more than a couple % CPU just sitting  
>> there
>> idle. If it's using a bunch of CPU, it's likely that you're using the
>> opengl painter with software rendering (ie, switch to the qt painter,
>> that's why it exists), or someone broke something quite major in  
>> the UI
>> code (file a good bug report).
>>
> Robert McNamara has mentioned that the 100%CPU problem is a known  
> issue
> with the OpenGL painter and that someone was working on it!

Is this the negative coordinate issue?  If not, I'd like to know what  
to avoid when writing a theme.

I am running OpenGL w/ Nvidia 190.40 drivers on a Zotac ION (builtin  
9400M), so I don't think it should be the software rendering issue.

David.