Re: Framebuffer server uses lots of CPU?
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 01:42:42AM -0600, Rob Rati wrote:
> I have X installed on a PII-233 but have had to use the XF86_FBDev
> xserver because the others won't work with the video card. I noticed
> the machine was a bit sluggish, but I figured that was the processor.
> Recently I was running top and noticed that the XF86_FBDev was taking up
> about 42% of the CPU. Is this normal? Is there a reason the
> framebuffer server takes so much CPU power to run?
Yes, it isn't accellerated like many other servers. It will make a
difference to run it at a lower bit depth and a lower resolution.
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
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