Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:11:57 -0700 From: darren david <darren@3x3x3.org> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg monopolizes CPU after switching away with KVM Message-ID: <430353BD.4010709@3x3x3.org> In-Reply-To: <430211A4.6080000@math.missouri.edu> References: <4301FE01.8030309@3x3x3.org> <430211A4.6080000@math.missouri.edu>
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Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > Darren David wrote: > >> Hi all- >> >> >> So I've just encountered a new issue ( for me ) with Xorg, and i'm >> having a heck of a time tracking down the source and/or the actual >> nature of the issue. When i switch to another computer using my KVM, >> Xorg immediately begins to monopolize the CPU, heading up to 95% >> utilization. When i switch back to my machine, my USB keyboard works, >> but by USB mouse is unfunctioning. I have to force quit Xorg and >> restart to restore peace to the land. >> >> Now, this didn't exist on 5.3. I'm running FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE, and >> xorg-6.8.2 and gnome2-2.10.1 from ports. I get no info in the logs >> either. I've searched the archives on this, but it's difficult to >> figure out exactly /what/ to search on to match this problem. No love >> on the xorg list either. >> >> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. >> >> >> Regards, >> darren david > > > It sounds like the symptoms I had when I tried to run an nvidia card on > my Tyan motherboard with the nvidia drivers. (And I waited for hours to > see if it would stop.) I bet that it is something that the video card > is doing, maybe it is trying probe your CRT to see what kind it is, or > something like that. > > (This is all pure speculation on my part, so I don't know.) > > > > !DSPAM:430211c0977261642414213! > interesting! i too am running an nvidia card on my tyan mobo. i think i will try using the onboard video and see if that fixes it, i don't /need/ the nvidia card for what i'm doing. thanks for the idea, i'll be sure to follow up. best, darren
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