Re: Xorg eats my CPU
René Seindal <rene@seindal.dk> writes:
> Bill Wohler wrote (18-01-2006 22:04):
>> Michael Ott <michael@zolnott.de> writes:
>>
>>>Hello Kevin!
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am running (up to date) Debian unstable on my laptop, it has a
>>>>Radeon IGP 340M graphics chip. For the last month or so I am seeing
>>>>the Xorg process gradually gobble up more and more CPU, up to 30/40%
>>>>and in some cases 99%.
>>
>>>That depends what side you visit. If there is a java applet or a flash
>>> animation inside you need more CPU.
>> Yes, I think you'll find that Flash is the culprit.
>> Since Flash is used for gratuitous, annoying animation most of the
>> time, you can remove the flashplugin-nonfree package.
>
> Or install the flashblock extension to firefox. It replaces flash
> elements with a button, and the flash content only plays if you click
> the button.
Oooo, that's nice! Has anyone tried this with Galeon?
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