Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem with v86d

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

James <wireless@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.

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