what could you add for me to better understand what is going on? do you think this is normal behavior for the newer release, or is it an exception for your system?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160551 Title: compiz using almost all CPU on system, even when nothing going on Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On Ubuntu 12.10, updates applied - top shows compiz using between 300 and 500% CPU (it is an 8 core AMD processor), and the system runs slower than it should. 8GB RAM. It is a fairly recent nvidia card (default nouveau drivers). lspci shows "NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fc6 (rev a1)" $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 $ apt-cache policy compiz compiz: Installed: 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 I don't care much about the desktop, I work on the kernel - but I really would like to have compiz not use most of the CPU on the system. How do I fix or turn off compiz? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: symap_custom_3.5.0_17_generic_x86_64 symev_custom_3.5.0_17_generic_x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Mar 26 14:29:11 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: openclient-savap-config, 1.0.14, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0fc6] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:8a96] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-DS3 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=6485c2b1-0d0b-49a4-a855-c357c9942608 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/30/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F2 dmi.board.name: GA-970A-DS3 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF2:bd03/30/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-970A-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-970A-DS3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-970A-DS3 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1160551/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
