Reproducable on guest and -user account.
Seen on user account first.
Initial report and from guest account (attached .xession-errors and screenshot of terminal output).
Open a terminal and run 'top' to view processes.
Open Nautilus, right click only on bookmarked folders and open properties.
Result: nautilus, unity-panel and -hud service race cpu.
Fan speed increases from ~1100 to ~2000 rpm (viewed on user account with conky).
Viewing properties of folders which aren't bookmarked doesn't result in cpu race.
The behaviour has been introduced since recent unity updates.
compiz-core:
Installed: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1 0
~$ lspci -nnk | grep -i VGA -A2
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] [1002:954f]
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:174b]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Reproducable on guest and -user account.
Seen on user account first.
Initial report and from guest account (attached .xession-errors and screenshot of terminal output).
Open a terminal and run 'top' to view processes.
Open Nautilus, right click only on bookmarked folders and open properties.
Result: nautilus, unity-panel and -hud service race cpu.
Fan speed increases from ~1100 to ~2000 rpm (viewed on user account with conky).
Viewing properties of folders which aren't bookmarked doesn't result in cpu race.
The behaviour has been introduced since recent unity updates.
compiz-core:
Installed: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1 0
~$ lspci -nnk | grep -i VGA -A2
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] [1002:954f]
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:174b]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 ,opengl, compiztoolbox, decor,vpswitch, snap,mousepoll, resize, place,move, wall,grid, regex,imgpng, session, gnomecompat, animation, fade,unitymtgra bhandles, workarounds, scale,expo, ezoom,unityshel l]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
Date: Mon Mar 26 18:33:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120204)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)