Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Glen Mehn
If you logout and log back in, your X server should restart (you'll drop back to the Display Manager). Best, Glen On 20/07/2010 09:32, ByteSoup wrote: Hi All, I posted this question on launchpad, I did get a post regarding a bleeding edge driver, but this is my work machine and I didnt rea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 20 July 2010 12:37, ByteSoup wrote: > On 20/07/10 11:17, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > No, that's definitely an Intel integrated graphics controller so I > > suppose that removes Nvidia from the equation. > > > > s/ > > I think I narrowed it down to whats causing it. At the advice of another

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread ByteSoup
On 20/07/10 11:17, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > No, that's definitely an Intel integrated graphics controller so I > suppose that removes Nvidia from the equation. > > s/ I think I narrowed it down to whats causing it. At the advice of another poster on launchpad, I created another user account an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 20 July 2010 11:12, ByteSoup wrote: > On 20/07/10 10:57, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > On 20 July 2010 10:43, ByteSoup wrote: > >> On 20/07/10 09:47, Simon Greenwood wrote: >> > >> > I have a similar problem with 64-bit (both 9.10 and 10.04) on a Dell >> > XPS M1330. Flash and java applicat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread ByteSoup
On 20/07/10 10:57, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 20 July 2010 10:43, ByteSoup > wrote: On 20/07/10 09:47, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > I have a similar problem with 64-bit (both 9.10 and 10.04) on a Dell > XPS M1330. Flash and java applications, primarily

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 20 July 2010 10:43, ByteSoup wrote: > On 20/07/10 09:47, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > I have a similar problem with 64-bit (both 9.10 and 10.04) on a Dell > > XPS M1330. Flash and java applications, primarily in web browsers, > > cause the CPU usage to spin up to 100%. It even started happen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread ByteSoup
On 20/07/10 09:47, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > I have a similar problem with 64-bit (both 9.10 and 10.04) on a Dell > XPS M1330. Flash and java applications, primarily in web browsers, > cause the CPU usage to spin up to 100%. It even started happening with > Thunderbird 3. My solution was to hav

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Tony Arnold
Mark, On 20/07/10 09:32, ByteSoup wrote: > I posted this question on launchpad, I did get a post regarding a > bleeding edge driver, but this is my work machine and I didnt really > want to try that unless as a last resort. What I wanted to know is how > to effectively reset the xserver and resta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 20 July 2010 09:32, ByteSoup wrote: > Hi All, > > I posted this question on launchpad, I did get a post regarding a bleeding > edge driver, but this is my work machine and I didnt really want to try that > unless as a last resort. What I wanted to know is how to effectively reset > the xserve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 20/07/10 09:32, ByteSoup wrote: > Hi All, > > I posted this question on launchpad, I did get a post regarding a > bleeding edge driver, but this is my work machine and I didnt really > want to try that unless as a last resort. What I wanted to know is how > to effectively reset the xserver and r

[ubuntu-uk] Xorg problem using too much CPU

2010-07-20 Thread ByteSoup
Hi All, I posted this question on launchpad, I did get a post regarding a bleeding edge driver, but this is my work machine and I didnt really want to try that unless as a last resort. What I wanted to know is how to effectively reset the xserver and restart it without having to resort to reb