> ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 14:17:10 -0400 > From: Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] minimal install > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > Gentlemen, > > I asked a question about Ubuntu, xorg and EMC a few weeks ago. I > > think I just found my answer. When EMC was running xorg was using up > > to 98% of the CPU. The computer was very slow and jumpy. The DELL > > desktop 1 gig processor w/ 512meg ram and the onboard video output > > with 4 meg of ram was painfully inadequate to run the latest update of > > Ubuntu and EMC. Using 'top' I would watch xorg slowly creep up to > > 95%-98% of cpu usage. Mouse, keyboard, and touchscreen response would > > be horrible. > > Today, I put a video card with 128 meg of ram. This helped the > > response considerably but the xorg cpu usage hovered around 70%. I put > > a card with 256 meg of ram. This helped a tremendous amount. The > > mouse, keyboard, touchscreen response is very crisp. The xorg cpu > > usage hovers around 12%. > > All you need to do is use a bigger hammer. It will finally work. > > It seems as if Ubuntu is taking more video resources with every update. > > Is there an image of a minimalist install? > > thanks > > Stuart > > > My setup uses a 4 Meg video card and a 1.2 AMD procesor, everything is > smooth. I think it is the type of video card or the driver that makes > the difference, as I also have a 1.8Ghz with an Nvidia card that gets > jerky and slow if I start EMC. Ed. > > I had zero problems or complaints until a recent Ubuntu update. Ubuntu seems to be developing the same problems as another operating "system". The PNP works well when it works. When the PNP doesn't work it is difficult to make the system work. More money and more hardware seems to fix both. I am wanting a minimal system and will not update except at rare intervals. thanks Stuart
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