[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Plasma taking 30% of CPU
From: Dorin <dorin.scutarasu () gmail ! com>
Date: 2008-12-04 20:15:27
Message-ID: de0e5b120812041215o5083d8e8o70608afdc71cb32f () mail ! gmail ! com
[Download RAW message or body]
[Attachment #2 (multipart/alternative)]
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Edward Hughes IV <echughesiv@gmail.com>wrote:
> Op Saturday 29 November 2008 21:41 schreef u:
>> > On Freitag 28 November 2008 21:13:48 Sven Burmeister wrote:
>> > > Am Freitag, 28. November 2008 19:07:37 schrieb Aaron J. Seigo:
>> > > > people on Suse have found that be using a different version of the
>> Qt
>> > > > libs it works for them.
>> > >
>> > > Yep, one guy stated that switching from the KDE:Qt44 to the KDE:Qt
>> repo
>> > > solved his systray and CPU issues.
>> >
>> > I can confirm this. My systray was not displaying classic systray icons
>> with
>> > Qt 4.4.0 from main repo, but it works with 4.4.3 from KDE:Qt44 repo.
>>
>> Confirmed.
>> I moved from KDE:Qt to KDE::Qt44 and the problem is gone! Yay!
>> (please note that Sven wrote the exact opposite to get it to work)
>>
>> And it seemed to be the same Qt version from a quick look, weirdness.
>>
>> Toma
>
>
> Hello :)
>
> I've been following this list for several months now to see how KDE4 is
> progressing. I have been running and testing trunk for the last few months
> and it's great! Every week when I do an 'svn up' I can't wait to see what
> I'll get!
>
> This particular thread has been of interest to me lately as I have been
> seeing a similar problem on my Kubuntu 8.10 install on my Gen B Macbook, but
> I don't yet know if it is related. When sitting idle for only a few
> minutes, I hear my fans spin up like turbines. A quick look at the cpu
> history shows that it has been pegged at 50% (one full core) and Xorg is the
> culprit. Any mouse movement or keyboard input causes the "problem" to
> disapper (as I am typing this the cpu usage is <5%).
>
> Based on the recent advice to try different Qt versions, I switched from
> the Intrepid repo copy (4.4.3) to qt-copy from the svn repo. No change.
> I've tried changing from the intel video driver to i810 - no change. A few
> weeks back it was thought that the systray applet was the culprit, so I
> lived without that for a while but still had the problem. I've installed -
> gasp! - the gnome desktop to see if it truely is a problem with Xorg and the
> problem goes away!?
>
> I've been trying to troubleshoot this as much as I can on my own but I'm
> stumped. As I said I'm not sure if this is related to plasma but based on
> my experiences it seems that it might be.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -Edward
>
>
>
> >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to
> unsubscribe <<
>
>
I had the same problem -- after being idle for a couple of minutes Xorg
appears to eat up 100% of one cpu core. It goes away after disabling
powerdevil ( systemsettings -> advanced -> Service Manager -> uncheck
PowerDevil ).
Dorin
--
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who
think.(Horace Walpole)
[Attachment #5 (text/html)]
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Edward Hughes IV <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:echughesiv@gmail.com">echughesiv@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> \
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" \
class="gmail_quote">Op Saturday 29 November 2008 21:41 schreef u:<br> > On Freitag \
28 November 2008 21:13:48 Sven Burmeister wrote:<br> > > Am Freitag, 28. \
November 2008 19:07:37 schrieb Aaron J. Seigo:<br> > > > people on Suse have \
found that be using a different version of the Qt<br> > > > libs it works \
for them.<br> > ><br>
> > Yep, one guy stated that switching from the KDE:Qt44 to the KDE:Qt repo<br>
> > solved his systray and CPU issues.<br>
><br>
> I can confirm this. My systray was not displaying classic systray icons with<br>
> Qt 4.4.0 from main repo, but it works with 4.4.3 from KDE:Qt44 repo.<br><br>
Confirmed.<br>
I moved from KDE:Qt to KDE::Qt44 and the problem is gone! Yay!<br>
(please note that Sven wrote the exact opposite to get it to work)<br><br>
And it seemed to be the same Qt version from a quick look, weirdness.<br><br>
Toma</blockquote></div></div><div><br>Hello :)<br><br>I've been following this \
list for several months now to see how KDE4 is progressing. I have been running \
and testing trunk for the last few months and it's great! Every week when I \
do an 'svn up' I can't wait to see what I'll get! <br>
<br>This particular thread has been of interest to me lately as I have been seeing a \
similar problem on my Kubuntu 8.10 install on my Gen B Macbook, but I don't yet \
know if it is related. When sitting idle for only a few minutes, I hear my fans \
spin up like turbines. A quick look at the cpu history shows that it has been \
pegged at 50% (one full core) and Xorg is the culprit. Any mouse movement or \
keyboard input causes the "problem" to disapper (as I am typing this the \
cpu usage is <5%).<br>
<br>Based on the recent advice to try different Qt versions, I switched from the \
Intrepid repo copy (4.4.3) to qt-copy from the svn repo. No change. \
I've tried changing from the intel video driver to i810 - no change. A few \
weeks back it was thought that the systray applet was the culprit, so I lived without \
that for a while but still had the problem. I've installed - gasp! - the \
gnome desktop to see if it truely is a problem with Xorg and the problem goes \
away!?<br>
<br>I've been trying to troubleshoot this as much as I can on my own but I'm \
stumped. As I said I'm not sure if this is related to plasma but based on \
my experiences it seems that it might be.<br><br>Any thoughts?<br>
<br>-Edward<br><br></div>
<br><br>
>> Visit <a href="http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub" \
target="_blank">http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub</a> to \
unsubscribe <<<br> <br></blockquote></div><br>I had the same problem -- after \
being idle for a couple of minutes Xorg appears to eat up 100% of one cpu core. It \
goes away after disabling powerdevil ( systemsettings -> advanced -> \
Service Manager -> uncheck PowerDevil ).<br> <br>Dorin<br clear="all"><br>-- \
<br>The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.(Horace \
Walpole)<br><br><br>
>> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic