On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 21:38 +1030, n0dalus wrote:
Hi,
Since FC doesn't come with much 3d hardware acceleration support, is
it a bit too much to assume that computers will be able to run the
default screensaver? I have a very good computer and it is still very
jerky when running the screensaver. I'm sure installing Nvidia/Radeon
drivers would fix this but since Fedora doesn't come with them, I
think we should either work to make the screensaver faster, or choose
a different default for FC5.
What do other people think about this? Do other people experience this slowness?
n0dalus.
I do notice that with the default screensaver, every time I unlock my
laptop the CPU is pinned and cpuspeed is 100%, all due to the screen
saver. I know I can switch it to just blank (and do) but it seems like
it's a bit to resource heavy as a default. It may be saving my screen
but it's not saving my battery!
tjb
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