[ATrpms-users] high cpu usage... is MMX *really* enabled?

[john sturgeon]

On 12/28/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 01:36:13AM -0800, john sturgeon wrote:

>
> > My question: is there any way to verify that mythtv-frontend is
> > *indeed* using MMX?
>
> If you don't take my word for it, then maybe some --version or similar
> switch may reveal it. In doubt use that old 586 and see whether it
> throws any mmx exceptions. :=)

LOL   O.K.

>
> The true reason behind low performance is usually a badly configured
> nvidia setup. Have you been using anything else than atrpms' packages
> for nvidia? Have you coinstalled more than one driver version?

I *have* coinstalled other versions, but have always used
nvidia-graphics-swtich.  I have also uninstalled, and re-installed the
latest nvidia driver and there's no change.

>
> Make sure you have nvidia-graphics and yum-plugin-kmdl installed and
> use nvidia-graphics-switch to ensure you are using the proper driver.
> --
> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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