(solved) gotchas: video tearing & openbox freezing with high hd load

brontosaurusrex · 2012-08-12 13:55:00

So lately i noticed two problems:

a. video tearing (integrated intel graphics) playing with mplayer or vlc does not make any difference (also testing many different mplayer options didnt help) - no difference if compositing is enabled or disabled either, also no difference if video is lowres or HD (cpu load is small, no more than 15% reported in all cases).

to test:
http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/250393/#p250393

b. openbox freezes under heavy hd load (That looks similar to a problem with really old kernels, i think i remember that from jaunty and perhaps karmic running gnome) - and i mean freezes: can't even move the mouse.
b1. openbox almost freezes under medium load (libreoffice restoring some documents)

How would one go about this two?

inxi -F
System:    Host: ticho Kernel: 3.2.0-3-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0 Distro: CrunchBang Linux waldorf
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1495 Bios: Hewlett-Packard version: J01 v02.06 date: 06/09/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-2100 CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1600.00 MHz 2: 1600.00 MHz 3: 1600.00 MHz 4: 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.12.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1920x1200@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Desktop GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4
Audio:     Card: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 3c:d9:2b:54:98:d0
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HDS72102 size: 250.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 229G used: 42G (20%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 4.06GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 114 Uptime: 2 days Memory: 426.5/1834.6MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.5

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2012-11-05 08:41:01)

brontosaurusrex · 2012-10-03 08:50:36

bump: comments, solutions, ect? (a. is a dealbreaker, if that can't be fixed, well ....)

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2012-10-03 08:53:42)

el_koraco · 2012-10-03 08:54:51

a) Try running mplayer thus:

mplayer -vo gl:yuv=3 <video>

b1) Try to disable Java and hardware acceleration in LO.

brontosaurusrex · 2012-10-03 09:29:18

thanks for answer:
a) same thing, tearing with mplayer -vo gl:yuv=3 <video>
b) the question was how its even possible that dumb office would be even allowed to take so many system resources?

corenominal · 2012-10-03 09:39:38

Regarding the video tearing, it has been reported as a Compton issue. The issue is currently open and the devs are looking at it. If anyone has any comments to add, it would probably be best to do it upstream.

brontosaurusrex · 2012-10-28 22:24:44

@corenominal: Appreciated! I hope this get fixed soon.

corenominal · 2012-11-04 12:39:04

@brontosaurusrex: please see: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic. … 72#p269072

brontosaurusrex · 2012-11-05 08:40:27

Fabolous! Now i can actually notice bad compression on some videos (previously was just annoyed by vsync or lack of it).
I can still see fast top>down wipes on cuts occasionaly, but i guess that is to do with fps interpolation and its not a vsync issue. Basically this one fix got my waldorf from "quite usable" to "valid os" smile . Mucho appriciated.

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(solved) gotchas: video tearing & openbox freezing with high hd load

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