Public bug reported: When using Ubuntu with the current version of Unity in the 12.04 beta, compiz consistently uses anywhere between 30 and 50 percent of the maximum CPU usage of my machine. In Ubuntu 11.10 it would almost never go above 8%. Xorg also tends to be high as well, around 10-30% of maximum usage, whereas again before it would not go about 10% in Oneiric.
This causes overheating and as a result the laptop is always hot and it only takes opening a web browser or music application to start the fans spinning up. Once again, in Ubuntu 11.10 through 10.04 this was not the case and the laptop ran quiet and cool. Understandably this also impacts battery life. This is a new, clean install with no tweaking performed. Restarting Xorg or compiz has no effect. If there is any other information I can provide please let me know. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Fri Apr 6 14:15:32 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBook5,1 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en TERM=xterm LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=3a1c6a98-66dc-4776-a091-d7fd5f14b937 ro vga=773 quiet splash pcia_aspm=force vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: compiz UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/27/09 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: MB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag# dmi.board.name: Mac-F42D89C8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.board.version: Proto dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag# dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F42D89C8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443:bd04/27/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F42D89C8:rvrProto:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F42D89C8: dmi.product.name: MacBook5,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.4-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu9 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 precise ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975372 Title: Compiz uses 40% cpu, causes overheating To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/975372/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs