compiz.real consumes a lot of CPU

[jan2ary]

Binary package hint: compiz

After upgrade to karmic I've got an issue: setting Visual Effects to Normal causes process compiz.real to consume all of the CPU resources. Simple workaround is to set it back to None.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

$ apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
     1:0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,dbus,place,mousepoll,gnomecompat,move,resize,decoration,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,video,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,extrawm,fade,session]
Date: Wed Oct 7 23:54:34 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz.real
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nc6120 (PT597AA)
Package: compiz-core 1:0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
 Socket 1:
   5.0V 16-bit PC Card
   Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "serial_cs"
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=bd79b843-b85d-4efd-b70e-605276626430 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-12.40-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu8
 libdrm2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu3
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: compiz
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-12-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68DTD Ver. F.13
dmi.board.name: 099C
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 39.2A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DTDVer.F.13:bd04/20/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnc6120(PT597AA):pvrF.13:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn099C:rvrKBCVersion39.2A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nc6120 (PT597AA)
dmi.product.version: F.13
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.31-12-generic

[qwerty800 (qwerty8034)]

Same here, on a Nvidia 7300GT, with propriatary drivers.

[jan2ary (jan2ary)]

I found solution for my problem.
I noticed many errors 'Plugin ... not found' while running compiz from command line and just installed package comppiz-fusion-plugins-main. After that compiz works good.
Another question: why it has been lost during upgrade to 9.10?
Have a good compoziting! :)

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for your bug report. Is this still an issue with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal? May you please check and comment back? Thanks in advance!.

[jan2ary (jan2ary)]

Not a bug anymore since I can't reproduce it as for now.
Thanks.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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