xorg 100% CPU usage <Solved>

[Pete Smout]

On 08/03/12 17:23, Pete Smout wrote:
> On 06/03/12 18:08, Pete Smout wrote:
>> On 05/03/12 21:10, Pete Smout wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> For about a week now my laptop (ubuntu 10.04 LTS fully updated) has been
>> freezing up for approx 30 secs, with gkrellm and top showing xorg using
>> 100% cpu usage?
>> There seems to be no pattern to what programs I am using, everything
>> from open office to clementine to smplayer or thunderbird, not at any
>> certain time of day or day of the week, or even weather using the
>> inbuilt screen or external one.
>>
>> My understanding (admittedly limited) is that xorg is the bit that works
>> the display (screen). Has anyone else come across this?
>>
>> For reference the laptop specs are:
>>
>> Acer Aspire 5720
>> Intel T5250 Dual core processor
>> Ram 2.0 gb
>> Internal graphics (intel)
>> Internal sound (intel)
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any ideas
>>
>> just for reference my xorg.conf:
>>
>> Section "Device"
>> Identifier "Configured Video Device"
>> Driver "fbdev"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>> Identifier "Configured Monitor"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Default Screen"
>> Monitor "Configured Monitor"
>> Device "Configured Video Device"
>> EndSection
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
> Hi,
>
> I am still struggling with this issue, I have now manually edited my
> xorg.conf so the 'Driver' is now intel but this has not solved the problem.
>
> I have checked the x logs in the 'Log File Viewer' and found no glaring
> errors I could spot!
>
> Anyone know where to look next?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
>
>
>
Hi.

For anyone who has a similar issue I can report a success! Moving the 
.mozilla/firefox using:
mv ~/.mozilla/firefox ~/.mozilla/firefox_old
has worked! Laptop in use all day and not faded to grey once! Why this 
affected the whole system even if firefox wasn't running I have not 
worked out, but at least it is fixed!

Regards

Pete.