ubuntu processor bug?

[Kent Frazier]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:23:14 +0000, ubuntu at port76 <ubuntu at port76.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> not so long ago I reported a problem I had on my ThinkPad X31 where the
> CPU started running at its max speed 1.4 GHz for no apparent reason.
> This is happening again right now. I am using System Monitor with it set
> to show CPU usage. The weird thing is that no process I can see is using
> the CPU 100%. However, the Resource Monitor is showing 100% CPU useage
> with the fan mostly staying on at it's max speed.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Lalit

In System Monitor, do you have all processes selected or only the user
processes?  If you only have your processes showing, it may be a
system process that is using the processor.

Kent