Bill, well, wouldn't you know but my machine locked again today -- 3 days uptime. So I'm still nowhere. How did you get your uptime up to 5 days? Thanks, Dave
2009/11/17 Bill Harris <[email protected]> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dave Butcher <[email protected]> writes: > > > you still with us? > > Dave, > > Thanks for the note. Yes, I am. I still have problems, but current > uptime is almost 5 days. I'm hoping to get the time to try Karmic in > the next week or two. > > > I found this article answered my issues (Bug #466937) completely: > > http://magazine.redhat.com/2007/11/20/tips-and-tricks-why-does-xorgs- > > cpu-usage-shoot-up-when-using-nvidias-driver/ > > > > Just add the option > > Option "UseEvents" "true" > > to the "Device" section of your xorg.conf > > Cool! That sounds easy. I have two displays, so I added it to each. I > presume I need to restart X; I'll do that when I don't have so many > windows open (or when Jaunty "helps" me in that regard :-) ). > > Thanks! > > Bill > - -- > Bill Harris http://facilitatedsystems.com/weblog/ > Facilitated Systems Everett, WA 98208 USA > http://facilitatedsystems.com/ phone: +1 425 374-1845 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAksDb6UACgkQ3J3HaQTDvd+3fgCfUuVjJrLRkR1rDwTUtb3unN9+ > PH8Ani/TKh6fQt/9YZ/rSVu6Lq0C3FFA > =Pp3g > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > Xorg grabs all of RAM; UI appears frozen > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434416 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Xorg grabs all of RAM; UI appears frozen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434416 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
