Xorg Uses at least 18% of the cpu

[Sam Varshavchik]

Evan Panagiotopoulos writes:

> I have top running in a terminal window and there are two processes
> running, Xorg and top. Xorg is using 18% of the cpu. If I open another
> window the percent goes into the 30s and 40s. I don't think this is
> normal.
> 
> Going to System->Administration->Display I see that I have the correct
> hardware installed, nVidia 41.9. The Dell system profile reports that I
> have a NV42 card.

Are you using Nvidia's non-free binary kernel module?  If so, remove the 
module and revert to Xorg's free nv driver.  You may need to reinstall all 
Xorg packages; in some instances Nvidia's installer overwrites Xorg's 
libraries.

If X still chews up the CPU with Xorg's nv driver, report it in Bugzilla. If 
X works correctly after you removed Nvidia's binary module, take it up with 
Nvidia.

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