[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 9.10 slow UI

[John Finlay]

greg wrote:
> John Finlay wrote:
>> I installed mythbuntu 9.10 beta to check out the new mythtv and I was 
>> surprised at how slow the UI is. I experience 5-10s delays when 
>> changing screens on the default theme. I saw some posts indicating 
>> that the theme rescaling was slow the first time a screen was 
>> accessed but that it was cached and subsequent accesses were much 
>> faster. That has not been my experience. I see that the cache is 
>> filled but it still takes 5-10s to access a previously accessed 
>> screen. What can I do to make the UI more responsive?
>>
>> John
>>
> You should have openGL installed and use it as your painter.. I have 
> used MythTV trunk for months and don't exhibit any slow downs in the 
> UI...Make sure you have the proper video driver installed... You are 
> using a beta version of an OS also, which may be part of the problem..
Thanks that was the answer. I'm using the nvidia 185 drivers but I was 
using the QT painter. Once I switched to the openGL painter screen 
changes are fast.

John