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On 2019-06-18 11:54, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> > Does CPU use seem to go way up when xscreensaver starts? |
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> No. The problem seems to be with the 3-D savers : |
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> Gkrellm shows heavy use of 1 CPU (out of 8 ) at a time when they run. |
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> > Is glxgears running as it should ? |
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> I can't find an executable or pkg called 'glxgears', |
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> but the saver called 'gears' small preview runs at 60 fps , |
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> but the big preview runs at 14 fps ; |
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> previously, the latter also did 60 fps . |
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These findings harden my suspicion that the *GL* stuff (of which I have |
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only the minutest clue) is broken for you. |
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Do install the mesa-progs package that Dale found and run glxgears. It |
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should have almost no effect on CPU use if things are working right. |
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