Extreme slow GUI in XP SP2/SP3 (1 Viewer)

[marcoll]

TV-Server Version: Not installed
MediaPortal Version: R1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Indigo 2.2
Windows Version: Windows XP Professional SP3
CPU Type: T2300, 1,66GHz
HDD: Samsung HD501LJ
Memory: 2x 1024MB
Motherboard: AOpen i945Gtm
Video Card: Int. chipset / GMA950
Video Card Driver: v6.14.10.4926
Sound Card: Realtek HD
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.05657
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: PowerDVD8
MPEG2 Audio Codec: PowerDVD8
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Silverstone
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE with Logitech remote
TV: Panasonic
TV - HTPC Connection:

Microsoft .NET 1.1 SP1
Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP1
Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1
Microsoft .NET 3.5

SATA drive in enhanced mode

This is a clean installation of Windows XP SP3, this problem with the exact same hardware did not occur on Vista nor Vista SP1, but I had it before on Windows XP SP2.

Problem:
GUI is extremely slow in full screen. Watching a movie and performance is great, press the INFO button and movie almost stops playing because it so slow.

What I noticed but never tried on Vista: Even when MediaPortal is idle it uses 50% CPU!

Trouble shooting steps:
- I tried the Windows advanced trouble shooting driver settings but didn't make any difference.
- On-Chip Frame Buffer set to 8MB, DVMT Mode tried, FIXED, DVMT and BOTH, DVMT/FIXED Memory size set to 128MB

Please let me know if more details are needed, then I will collect them

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Can you set your graphics chip memory used in the BIOS to its maximum, hopefully 256mb, see if this changes things.

 

[Spragleknas]

Please do the following:
Start > xxx- > Team MediaPortal -> Mediaportal -> MediaPortal Logscollector

Follow procedure given. (Start MP -> Browse around -> Exit MP -> Gather logs -> Attach 'em here)

 

[marcoll]

Log files are included in my original post, sorry for not including them the first them!

 

[SciDoctor]

Your log files don't include everything needed .

Please run the test again and resubmit logs thanks.

 

[marcoll]

SciDoctor, sure I will, but could u please tell me what ur missing, so I can verify this before I attach the files here.
(BTW I didn't attach any Windows eventlogs because none were created)
Cheers,

 

[SciDoctor]

[MediaPortal log is missing .

I personaly think your GPU isn't capable; how are your CPU usage and FPS when running MP.

FPS can be seen with shift+1 .

 

[marcoll]

The thing is, performance wise it was running superb on Vista!
Now at XP the CPU load is 50% when MP is idle, as soon as I run a DVD or MKV the CPU load drops.
I really think it is a bug, not necessary with MP but perhaps the Intel driver in combination with XP.

 

[SciDoctor]

Have you tried un-installing any intel display drivers and just letting MS update supply the drivers, failing that use/test an earlier revision of the intel drivers.

Also is this oddity still expressed when running MP in windowed mode?

 

[grubi]

The thing is, performance wise it was running superb on Vista!
Now at XP the CPU load is 50% when MP is idle, as soon as I run a DVD or MKV the CPU load drops.
I really think it is a bug, not necessary with MP but perhaps the Intel driver in combination with XP.

There have been similar issues with other graphic cards as well. I was hit by the same problem with an ATI Radeon 1650 HDMI. Look here