Did you just "upgrade" to the latest nvidia modules? They seem to have the effect of pegging CPU when using openGL vsync.
On 12/18/05, Rick van der Mieden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I've got a very high cpu load (about 90%) when I use LiveTV or when I watch > video. I don't think this should be normal. > > > > Here's my setup: > > > > P4-3,0 > > Hauppauge Pvr500 > > Nvidia FX5700LE > > Gentoo 2.6.14-gentoo-r2 > > > > Output of lsmod (only the important ones) > > > > Module Size Used by > > nvidia 4084336 0 > > lirc_imon 14212 0 > > lirc_dev 14212 1 lirc_imon > > firmware_class 9088 1 cx25840 > > tuner 24736 0 > > tveeprom 13740 0 > > ivtv 220052 0 > > videodev 8448 1 ivtv > > i2c_algo_pca 6660 0 > > i2c_algo_pcf 8068 0 > > i2c_dev 8960 0 > > sata_sx4 12676 0 > > sata_sis 6400 0 > > s2io 52364 0 > > > > Installed nvidia stuff: > > > > * media-gfx/nvidia-cg-toolkit > > Latest version installed: 1.2.0402.1900 > > * media-video/nvidia-glx > > Latest version installed: 1.0.8174-r1 > > * media-video/nvidia-kernel > > Latest version installed: 1.0.8174-r1 > > * media-video/nvidia-settings > > Latest version installed: 1.0.6629 > > > > I installed the nvidia drivers downloaded from the nvidia site and I do see > the nvidia logo at startup of X > > I'm using kde for X and my PVR500 seems to work ok. > > But I really don't like the quallity of the picture. It's by far not as good > as it is on my normal tv. It's a bit flickering (like the picture can't > catch up with the movements) and not completely sharp). > > > > Below my xorg.conf: > > > > satie ~ # cat xorg.conf > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "X.org Configured" > > Screen "Screen0" 0 0 > > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Module" > > Load "extmod" > > Load "dbe" > > Load "record" > > Load "v4l" > > Load "xtrap" > > Load "glx" > > Load "type1" > > Load "freetype" > > EndSection > > ….. > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Monitor1" > > VendorName "Philips" > > ModelName "NEC FE700" > > HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5 > > VertRefresh 40 - 70 > > EndSection > > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > HorizSync 30.0 - 68.0 > > VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 > > Gamma 1.21 > > ModeLine "720x576" 42.6 720 760 832 944 576 577 580 602 -hsync > -vsync > > EndSection > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > Driver "nvidia" > > VendorName "Peak" > > BoardName "nVidia GeRorce FX5700 LE" > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > # TV Out Setup > > Option "DigitalVibrance" "0" > > Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" > > Option "VideoOverlay" "on" > > Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B" > > Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" > > Option "TVOverScan" "0.6" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Videocard0" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 1 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 4 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 8 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 15 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 16 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 16 > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > I'm using a 100HZ Philips TV (PAL-B, as I live in the Netherlands) and make > use of Svideo-out of the nvidia FX5700. > > > > Is there anybody who can help me out here Is their something wrong in my > configuration (it's always something stupid I forgot)? Is their a mythsetup > parameter I have to think off? What CPU load do you have with watching > LiveTV? What kind of quallity can I expect with this kind of settup? Please > let me know if you need some more info. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rick > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > >
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