Confirming this problem... Edgy 2.6.17-10-generic #2 SMP Tue Dec 5 21:16:35 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Context switch from Firefox (both Ubuntu package 2.0.0.1+0dfsg- 0ubuntu0.6.10 and Mozilla 2.0.0.1) to Xterm results in 100% CPU by Xorg. -- [Dapper] Firefox causes massive Xorg CPU usage https://launchpad.net/bugs/38131 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs