<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> You don't have to if all you want is a CPU usage monitor. I find the most useful ones to be processor, memory, network and load. Regards, Tom STONE COLD wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:BAY116-W3192F9AE7E8A6D8A797FABEB890@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style>sorry i thought frequency scaling was basically monitoring the cpu load..hmmm   ill add the system monitor applet...! out of interest why should i unload the memory applet?   hey, thanks for your help <blockquote> <hr id="EC_stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:38:37 +0000 From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk">tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk</a> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc frequency monitoring thing in taskbar <meta content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name="Generator"> If you are looking for a general CPU usage monitor, add the System Monitor applet and deselect the memory and swap/load monitors. CPU frequency scaling is something different. Regards, Tom STONE COLD wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:BAY116-W382C3DC9A5725BA32655A5EB890@phx.gbl"> <style> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </style>ok so its not reliable...ill set it up in frequency!   is there an alternative to this app? <blockquote> <hr id="EC_EC_stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:23:34 +0000 From: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="EC_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk">tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk</a> To: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="EC_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc frequency monitoring thing in taskbar I don't know how accurate it is, but I think it reads better if you set it to show the frequency units rather than a percentage. I've come across desktops with mobile processors in them before, there may also be some desktop processors with scaling features that I don't know about. Regards, Tom STONE COLD wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:BAY116-W323B55AA69290C538B089DEB890@phx.gbl"> <style> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </style>so whats the 38%? is it an inaccurate reading?im using this on a desktop not a mobile pc btw! <blockquote> <hr id="EC_EC_EC_stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:46:19 +0000 From: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="EC_EC_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk">tom@entrepreneuria.co.uk</a> To: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="EC_EC_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc frequency monitoring thing in taskbar Hi, I assume you mean the CPU frequency scaling monitor? This doesn't monitor CPU activity per se, it's for use with mobile processors with Speedstep technology. When the CPU isn't being maxed out it will run at a lower clock speed to save energy (to extend battery life) - mine flips between 600MHz and 1.4GHz. Regards, Tom STONE COLD wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:BAY116-W3783AF2738D46F161F7B5DEB890@phx.gbl"> <style> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </style>  Hi,   I have a q about my pc. I dragged and dropped the CPU frequency monitoring thing into my taskbar. But it seems to be stuck on 38% constantly..even when the pc is idle..when i open up an app it will jump to 100% and then back again..   What could be causing this?   Im using gutsy!   Regards   Javad </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>