On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 01:04:38PM -0400, Terry Warner wrote: > I was wondering if anyone else uses the xmatrix xscreensaver, and has noticed > a major increase in cpu usage at times when its running: > > This is from a top command > > 4196 keerf 18 10 1556 1556 1224 R N 88.0 0.1 0:58 xmatrix > > is 88% cpu normal for that? > > I'm running debian unstable > 2.4.9-ac16
Depending on your CPU, it could be. For my 1.1GHz Athlon, that would be extreme. For my 200Mhz PPC604e, that would be normal for many of xscreensaver modules. Anthony