James <[email protected]> wrote:
> <covici <at> ccs.covici.com> writes:
>
>
> > Hi. Does anyone have a clue as to why v86d should suddenly start being
> > very cpu intensive on my computer? When I first boot its fine (using
> > either systemd or openrc), but after a while -- maybe a day or two it
> > starts using up lots of cpu and definitely increases the load average
> > and slows down things. I notice this has not changed in several years,
> > so I am wondering if it is not working as it used to?
> > Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>
>
> Ok so the first thing I noticed:
>
>
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/
> You don't have permission to access /~spock/projects/uvesafb/ on this server.
>
> So you need to drop the (gentoo-dev) a line about where to look at his
> sources....
>
> Now looking at the flags {debug x86emu} I see:
>
>
> sys-apps/v86d: Use x86emu for Video BIOS calls
>
> If you've been reading the gentoo user list, you can see
> much has changed with frame buffers and video drivers recently
> in the kernel. The best place to start reading is posting on
> 25/may/2014 by Greg Turner.
>
>
> My best guess is changes in the kernel affect your emulation,
> and you'll have much digging to do, if the gentoo -dev that
> develops/maintains that code does not "drop a hint" onto your
> questions as to "waz sup" with x86emu.
>
> Are there any notes when you compile it? News? Read the comments
> in the ebuild as to new problems?
>
> good hunting.
Thanks. I have a fairly old kernel for other reasons and I installed
v86d in 2011 and it has not changed since. I use udesafb because I
want a frame buffer so I can get a lot more than 80x25 in a virtual
console. Iget 64x160. I also need something which will net the nvidia
driver work since this is the card I have. I did try the noveau driver,
but it did not give me as large of a screen and nvidia driver did not
like that driver. I can't remember what it complained about, but it
means no X at all.
--
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John Covici
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