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I've been monitoring xorg usage since you're post, I've not seen it go over maybe 4-5% without having a bunch of things open or something doing a lot of work.
This is on a all AMD system and an Intel small board computer, so I can't verify there isn't a issue with systems similar to yours.


I ...

High CPU usage from Xorg

With Mx Linux, the CPU usage by Xorg is about 30%. With Pop Os, with the same hardware, the usage is about 10% or slightly less.



The script below runs automatically at the start of the session (sometimes it fails, and I run it in the terminal).


#!/bin/bash

xrandr ...

There you have it. (60000 chars)


2021-10-25 10:33:32 install libxtst6:i386 <none> 2:1.2.3-1
2021-10-25 10:33:32 install libwebrtc-audio-processing1:i386 <none> 0.3-1+b1
2021-10-25 10:33:32 install libtdb1:i386 <none> 1.4.3-1+b1
2021-10-25 10:33:32 install libspeexdsp1:i386 <none> 1.2~rc1.2-1.1 ...

After the last update, pulseaudio stopped working and Firefox was uninstalled.

After the last update, pulseaudio stopped working and Firefox was uninstalled.


System: Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.14.0-2mx-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-2mx-amd64
root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info ...

@Leodudu @SwampRabbit I'm a little late to the conversation on this one, ...


The monitors are working. Thanks.

Another issue is that after my analog audio output is buzzing when not playing.
After commenting out the line
"load-module module-suspend-on-idle"
in /etc/pulse/default.pa and /etc ...

Also before messing around with all these settings and config files, it'd be good to have a fresh TimeShift Snapshot BEFORE and AFTER running the Nvidia Driver Installer. Cause troubleshooting can get messy with Optimus laptops (I think we had a dedicated thread for one person that was 100 posts ...

@Leodudu i personally don’t have any Nvidia hardware, used to, but Optimus systems can be tricky in way the GPU connects to the the outputs. Vendor integration can vary from laptop to laptop.

Give everyone a bit of time to look at your issue please, it may take someone knowing more and being able ...

@Leodudu when you installed the Nvidia drivers you used the Nvidia Driver Installer and selected that you have an Optimus enabled system?

Yes.

It seems to me that in both Pop!-Os and MX Linux, the main monitor is controlled by the Intel adapter, and the other two monitors are controlled by the ...

Greetings,

Clean Install RC1. The Nvidia driver has been installed.
Monitors connected to HDMI and mini displayport are detected but not working.
When I run "xrandr --setprovideroutputsource NVIDIA-G0 modesetting" then the monitors work.

How to make these changes permanent?
Thanks

(I did this ...