I don't think that the problem is driver or hardware. It seems the problem is X server/GTK implementation. After the simple change in /etc/X11/xorg.conf I have found here in comments the Eclipse had 17 hours uptime with heavy refactoring and then I only turned off the computer. Eclipse never before lasted so long and GUI was not so fast.
Option "AccelMethod" "xaa" I can't say that the cause is exactly same, but surely helped the same thing. I don't know who and why thinks that the problem is only with Intel ...? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238629 Title: [i965] Java plugin causes massive Xorg CPU usage, fixed with XAA (UXA/EXA) Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 See #38131 - Java plugins (stable and the .10 beta) cause massive CPU spike and hang of FireFox UI. This goes away when changing from the default 'EXA' to 'XAA' 'AccelMethod' in Xorg.conf ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Jun 9 18:56:50 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 Package: firefox-3.0 3.0~rc1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~fta2~hardy PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.24-17-generic i686 UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/238629/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp