James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > <covici <at> ccs.covici.com> writes: > > > > Hi. Does anyone have a clue as to why v86d should suddenly start being > > very cpu intensive on my computer? When I first boot its fine (using > > either systemd or openrc), but after a while -- maybe a day or two it > > starts using up lots of cpu and definitely increases the load average > > and slows down things. I notice this has not changed in several years, > > so I am wondering if it is not working as it used to? > > Thanks in advance for any ideas. > > > Ok so the first thing I noticed: > > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ > You don't have permission to access /~spock/projects/uvesafb/ on this server. > > So you need to drop the (gentoo-dev) a line about where to look at his > sources.... > > Now looking at the flags {debug x86emu} I see: > > > sys-apps/v86d: Use x86emu for Video BIOS calls > > If you've been reading the gentoo user list, you can see > much has changed with frame buffers and video drivers recently > in the kernel. The best place to start reading is posting on > 25/may/2014 by Greg Turner. > > > My best guess is changes in the kernel affect your emulation, > and you'll have much digging to do, if the gentoo -dev that > develops/maintains that code does not "drop a hint" onto your > questions as to "waz sup" with x86emu. > > Are there any notes when you compile it? News? Read the comments > in the ebuild as to new problems? > > good hunting.
Thanks. I have a fairly old kernel for other reasons and I installed v86d in 2011 and it has not changed since. I use udesafb because I want a frame buffer so I can get a lot more than 80x25 in a virtual console. Iget 64x160. I also need something which will net the nvidia driver work since this is the card I have. I did try the noveau driver, but it did not give me as large of a screen and nvidia driver did not like that driver. I can't remember what it complained about, but it means no X at all. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com