MX is slow after lqast update

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jerry525
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MX is slow after lqast update

#1 Post by jerry525 »

Hello, I have two computers both performing slowly after the last update.
CPU is cycling & everything is jittery (not smooth). Here are my specs:

Processor : 2x Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz
Memory : 2063MB (380MB used)
Resolution : 1024x600 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2

HTOP shows it's the usr/bin/x..... that is consuming the cpu

Can anyone help please?

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joany
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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#2 Post by joany »

By "last update" are you referring to the Intel graphics driver package? Also, could you be more specific as to which /usr/bin/x... process is chewing up CPU and how much?
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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#3 Post by jerry525 »

Thanks. Yes it was the graphics drivers.

The process is: usr/bin/x -dpi $DPI :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch

It is consuming 5-12% cpu.

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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#4 Post by kmathern »

Could you post the output of the following?

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inxi -Gxx
Fwiw I get similar cpu usage on my system because it's using "GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe" (software rendering). I have Kabini - Radeon HD 8240 graphics, but they're not supported that well in Wheezy.

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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#5 Post by jerry525 »

Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:27ae
Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1024x600@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes

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#6 Post by kmathern »

jerry525 wrote:Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:27ae
Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1024x600@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
That looks right.

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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#7 Post by lucky9 »

boot into init 3 and run sgfxi as root
you might have to do this twice
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#8 Post by richb »

lucky9 wrote:boot into init 3 and run sgfxi as root
you might have to do this twice
Worth a try, but usually does not help much with Intel graphics cards.
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Adrian
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Re: MX is slow after lqast update

#9 Post by Adrian »

Is compositing turned on? You might need to turn it off. From Settings -> Windows Manager Tweaks -> Compositor tab.

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#10 Post by Stevo »

There was an update in wheezy-backports to the Intel driver to

xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.21.15-2~bpo70+1

If you think this upgrade is causing the problem, and you have rebooted and confirm that the problem persists, you can downgrade to the stock Wheezy version in Synaptic (Force Version) of 2:2.19.0-6 to see if that cures it. Make sure to reboot after the downgrade.

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