Xorg memory leak on F11

seeker010 · #1 1st August 2009, 04:40 AM

it seems if I leave my computer on for prolonged periods of time, Xorg eventually takes up all my ram, and I have 8gigs worth! I can solve it by logging out and logging in again. anyone know the cause of this?

***Hlingler*** · #2 1st August 2009, 05:11 AM

Please post results of commands (as any normal user):
uname -r
glxingo|grep render

The first to tell us your kernel and OS architecture, the second to identify video driver and rendering method.

V

seeker010 · #3 1st August 2009, 05:59 PM

Code:

2.6.29.6-213.fc11.x86_64

Code:

direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6150/PCI/SSE2

***Hlingler*** · #4 1st August 2009, 06:23 PM

Probably the usual NVidia VRAM overflow bug: http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/FAQ

Quote:

NVIDIA

After a while, windows begin to go black

This is the infamous Black-Window Bug with the NVIDIA driver. It is caused by the graphics card running out of texture memory, and therefore all remaining windows (which are textures) will be black. If you have less than 128MB of video memory, disabling blur, and launching Compiz with --indirect-rendering will reduce the appearance of the bug.

The desktop is slow and unresponsive overall

You will need to launch Compiz with --loose-binding. This may break VSync and cause tearing.

Option '--loose-binding' worked for me. Same NVid chipset it seems:

Code:

~]$ glxinfo|grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6150 LE/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!

Apply it using fusion-icon.

V

seeker010 · #5 2nd August 2009, 06:38 AM

I'm not using any compositing managers

***Hlingler*** · #6 2nd August 2009, 12:50 PM

Oh, I see. My bad, for some reason, I assumed you were.

OK, what version of the NVidia driver are you using, and where did you get it?

V

seeker010 · #7 2nd August 2009, 06:50 PM

185.18.14 from rpmfusion