http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25559
Summary: wine server uses too much cpu with spore and kernel 2.6.32-26-generic (ubuntu lucid) Product: Wine Version: 1.2 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wineserver AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: thevladsoft@gmail.com
As it says, wine server uses a lot of cpu starting the game spore, within 30% and 40%, using the kernel 2.6.32-26-generic on ubuntu. In my computer (an old semprom 2600+, single core of course), this mean the game never starts.
If I start ubuntu with a previous kernel, 2.6.32-25-generic, it starts normally, and wineserver uses very little. I find out because that was the only think that changed since when the game ran and the moment it stopped functioning.
Not grave, but annoying. Worst think is that its the only one failing (that I noticed, some times games and windows programs are crappy just because :) ).
Also, the game has this exit when it fails starting:
"fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0x70): stub fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0x78): stub"
sporeapp.exe will use +60% of cpu and wineserver +30% cpu, as stated.