Hi folks, for a month or so I have had a problem with the way that a programme interacts with (I think) KDE. If I go away to a different vitual desktop/workspace, the programme in question locks up, using 100% of CPU and I have to kill it. I thought it was due to a buggy update and that it would get sorted in time. The prog is a windows prog running flawlessy under Crossover, at least it was until this started. If is put all my open windows on the same desktop, it runs OK
But Linux applications under the same conditions? Do they do the same? Or is it isolated to this application in Crossover?
The other apps, linux ones, usually kmail, and firefox are fine, although naturally a bit slow when the Win App is gobbling up 100% CPU
The win app normally uses between 1% - 4% of CPU, only when I switch to a different desktop, it freezes, and the CPU usages goes off the scale
i have no experience with running windows apps in WINE/Crossover, but
it sure seems like your particular app/Crossover combo doesn’t like
having no attention…can you find others with the same problem?
have you checked with the crossover folks, i’d bet the problem is
there, and not in Linux (since you said Linux apps on another desktop
don’t go crazy on you)…
alternatively, if the same task can be accomplished by a native Linux
program, consider switching and get away from that ‘unfriendly’
application/crossover combo…
if not, you might try running the app in a real MS in a VM…skipping
Crossover…either way, it seems to be a crossover setup problem or
just an inability for it to process the ins and outs…
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DenverD
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to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
TY Denver, but the app used to work fine (for years). Others use it with crossover, no prob. I have posted the Q on the crossover forum. As for starting a VM just for one app, I might as well use Windows as my main OS…
Are you using desktop effects too?
I’ve seen varied behavior regarding windows (the OS) windows (the frame) in wine. I speculate that it depends on what specific api/framework the app use to create the window. One app would lock at 100% CPU , another would keep running but wouldn’t show the window, and others would work properly.
For the problematic ones I found out that minimizing it’s window before changing desktops would help, after returning to the app desktop it’s window would restore correctly.
Quite the contrary, really. I’d use windows as my main os if I needed it to run most apps. For just one or two, a vm (perhaps in unity mode if you prefer) is the way to go IMO. In fact, is what I do.
@caf No, effects are switched off…
On 02/03/2011 12:36 AM, wakou wrote:
> I might as well use Windows as my main OS…
use what works for you…
many who find that WINE/Crossover don’t work with a particular
must-have app either get with the WINE/Crossover folks to get them to
better support their app…or they do as you might fall back to Old
Expensive…
here, try this as an idea: log four bugs one each with openSUSE,
Crossover, the application your are running and Microsoft…
and see what happens.
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.0.11, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11