Emulationstation CPU usage
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@Hex said in Emulationstation CPU usage:
@Sano , @cyperghost would you guys be interested in testing this feature for me? I am interested in submitting this as a feature. It is quite stable for now but not ready for merge. As such testers would be most welcome.
Sure! I can test this on a RPi 2 - would you offer ready compiled binaries?
Is it enough to just exchange the binary from /opt/emulationstation?
Why do you use OMXPlayer as background player? I think mpg123 is less resource hungry and it's simple command structure is excellent in saving memory space. -
@Hex Yeah! That feature was added. Posted about it here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/88716
Now I have to find some time to merge those improvements you made on your version of script...
Cheers!
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Anyone experiencing this, using the "power saver modes" option solved the problem for me. The menu option is at start -> other settings -> power saver modes. Enhanced and instant worked well.
I'm using V2.6.3RP, on a Raspberry Pi 3 B. Idle, even with the screensaver set to a black screen, the emulationstation parent process would be at 30% cpu usage or more. On "instant," it ranges between 5% and 10%.
I realize this is an old post, but it's the only thing that came up in my search on this particular issue.
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Thanks for that tip finh! I was trying to troubleshoot cpu usage on x86 emulationstation and happened on your post, works perfectly to address cpu usage!
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