CPU Usage runs to 100% and stays there while playing Games!

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While I’m playing 3D full screen Games on Linux, the CPU Usage runs constantly at 100% >:(
The CPU overheats and my TOSHIBA Laptop instantly shutdown.

Here are some system specs:

Display Info
  Vendor:  ATI Technologies Inc
  Model:  Mobility Radeon HD 3650
  2D driver:  radeon
  3D driver:  R600 classic (7.10.2)

CPU Information
  Processor (CPU):   AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64
  Speed:  2,200.00 MHz
  Cores:  2

Memory Information
  Total memory (RAM):  3.9 GiB
  Free memory:  1.6 GiB (+ 1.7 GiB Caches)
  Free swap:  2.0 GiB
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What games.
Native Nix games or windows games in wine or crossover?

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It happens to me as well sometimes with some games. To avoid it I prefer to kill plasma-desktop task. As I wrote this is only for some games like Megaglest.

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What GPU driver have You got installed ? Did You try to install the fglrx driver ?
Here is something You should read if not sure about the asnwers to the above questions :
openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users

Best regards,
Greg

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if i install the official ati driver, than linux won’t boot anymore, a total system brick! >:(
NOTE: i know that because i tried it on a LiveUSB, and on an installed openSUSE

i don’t know how to install the ati driver correctly + it says NO compatible adapter found! :sarcastic:

and i play native linux games… no win, for win games i have a second laptop. i won’t install win on my main laptop!!

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ATI says this
ATI Catalyst™ Proprietary Display Driver

Did you know about this:
Upgrading ATI driver with atiupgrade
Take a look at the whole thread though

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I think it’s impossible to render a linux unbootable by installing a different GPU driver :slight_smile: unless You’re doing something wrong. Well at least I have never managed to do that and I managed to completely destroy my system more than a few times.

Best regards,
Greg

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This makes my system fail to boot.
I must making something wrong.

aticonfig -inital says no compatible adapter found, i know that from my last system brick.

why no compatible adapter found, the driver support Radeon HD 3* series** (i have 3650)

EDIT: i think this is no system brick, just no X mode, i’m only in the console, why??? how to get into the X mode from console???

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Strange for you
SDB:ATI troubleshooting - openSUSE
SDB:ATI drivers - openSUSE

Maybe you’re just out of luck with this.

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Yes this is possible :slight_smile: To get back your X You just need to revert to the old driver. Reading the link I gave You earlier will give You an idea on how to do this.

AMD site sure reports there are drivers for Linux for your GPU.
AMD Support Search

Please read the install instructions carefully, follow them and I’m sure You’ll figure it out.

Best regards,
Greg