RE: high cpu usage when playing mp3's
mpg321 alone ,uses +- 90% cpu time ,the other actives process ( 2 or 3)
use the rest of the cpu time .
julien
PS : I am using a 2.4.18 kernel compiled by myself and my soundcard is (
according toshiba ) a sb 16 with an ess688 chipset.
On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 13:52, DEFFONTAINES Vincent wrote:
> It's not normal at all IMO.
> Can you try to run "top" when playing mp3 to see which process(es) use(s)
> your CPU?
>
> Vincent
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julien Motch [mailto:julienmotch@skynet.be]
> > Sent: Friday 4 October 2002 13:43
> > To: 'debian-laptop@lists.debian.org'
> > Subject: high cpu usage when playing mp3's
> >
> >
> > Hello everybody ,
> >
> > I have just finished to install and configure a debian 3.0
> > which runs on
> > a toshiba satellite 210C (Pentium 120Mhz ,16Mo RAM and 1Go HD ).I can
> > use xfree3.3.6 or the 4.1.0 in 800x600 16 bits and my
> > soundcard (chipset
> > ess668 ) seems to work fine .But when I am playing mp3 in
> > text mode with
> > mpg321 the cpu usage is more or less 90% and sometimes the sound is
> > scratchy .Do you think it is normal or do I have to better
> > configure my
> > system (I remember my first linux on a pentium 100Mhz and I
> > was playing
> > mp3 under X without any problem ) .
> >
> > Thanks to all ,
> >
> > Julien
> >
> >
> >
> >
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