high cpu useage

[Frank McCormick]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Tim M wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/3/07, *Frank McCormick* <fmccormick at videotron.ca
> <mailto:fmccormick at videotron.ca>> wrote:
> 
>     -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>     Hash: SHA1
> 
>     Tim M wrote:
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > 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 first
>     >     place at
>     >     > times. It is hard to follow.
>     >     > Tim
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >        Which programs (last column on right) are using up CPU
>     time. You can
>     >     also adjust the refresh time in HTOP.
>     >
>     >     Cheers
>     >     Frank
>     >
>     >
>     > 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.
> 
>     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 ever
>     had was using a specific theme on Icewm.
> 
>     Gkrellm and some of its plugins can also be problems sometimes. What are
>     you running on the laptop that you don't run on the desktop?
> 
> 
>     Cheers
> 
>     Frank
>     -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> 
> 
> 
> Frank,
> 
> 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. 


   Was it ? Just how much CPU time does X take on your laptop?


Maybe I should just reinstall the system. I have /home
> backed up to my little server.
> 


  I'd say reinstalling is a last ditch solution.


Cheers

Frank
> 
> 


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFHLRKCzWG7ldLG6fIRAsykAJ9doIy9rYrdBORU0+/T5fzRj1mjkACfTTJQ
PcGwW+50XgdTvgZMAdl+SUM=
=C9hd
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----