high cpu useage

[Tim M]

On 11/3/07, Frank McCormick <fmccormick at videotron.ca> wrote:
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> Tim M wrote:
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> > On 11/3/07, *Frank McCormick* <fmccormick at videotron.ca
> > <mailto:fmccormick at videotron.ca>> wrote:
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> >     Tim M wrote:
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> >     >     > I installed htop and see a display of all the programs
> >     running. User
> >     >     > root is using much of the cpu but firefox-bin jumps up to
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> >     >     place at
> >     >     > times. It is hard to follow.
> >     >     > Tim
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> >     >        Which programs (last column on right) are using up CPU
> >     time. You can
> >     >     also adjust the refresh time in HTOP.
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> >     >     Cheers
> >     >     Frank
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> >     > the right hand column has a command heading so that must be the
> >     programs
> >     > you are referring to. /usr/bin/X :0 -br -audit 0 -auth
> >     > /var/lib/gdm/:0,Xauth -nolist (that is as far as I can read on
> >     that line.
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> >     Yeah but what's important is how much CPU time is X using ? Same for
> >     Firefox and the next couple of programs. X normally (on my desktop)
> >     using about 1.3 %, firefox less than that. The only problem I have
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> >     had was using a specific theme on Icewm.
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> >     Gkrellm and some of its plugins can also be problems sometimes. What
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> >     you running on the laptop that you don't run on the desktop?
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> >     Cheers
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> >     Frank
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> > Frank,
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> > Its the other way around.  My desktop is loaded with programs whereas
> > the laptop is barebones. I use it for writing letters and emails. A new
> > addition to the laptop was Opera but I uninstalled it to see if it was
> > the problem.
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>    Was it ? Just how much CPU time does X take on your laptop?
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> Maybe I should just reinstall the system. I have /home
> > backed up to my little server.
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>   I'd say reinstalling is a last ditch solution.
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> Cheers
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> Frank


Hi Frank,

Will have to get back to you on the % of use. I uninstalled tracker and
apparmor and am rebooting.

Tim
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