Bug#440853: xserver-xorg-video-via: via driver makes machine perform poorly
Antonio Terceiro wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-via
> Version: 1:0.2.2-2+b1
> Severity: important
>
> This machine is a LTSP server serving 6 workstation plus a local user.
>
> Whenever xorg is using the "via" driver, eventually the machine starts
> to perform poorly: load average goes continually up; LTSP users feel the
> slowdown of the system; local user cannot use his desktop anymore.
>
> I'm not totally sure that this bug is related to the via driver, but
> reverting the Driver setting to "vesa" solves the performance problem
> and everything is usable again.
>
> Please let me know of any information or anything I must do to provide
> useful information.
>
Hi Antonio,
Sorry you got no answer to this bug report so far, we don't really know
what to
do about this bug. The via driver is not actively maintained unfortunately.
id you by chance found a workaround? Did you try xserver-xorg-core 1.4
(currently in unstable) in case it helps?
Brice
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