-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/18/08 05:10, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > Hi Ron, > > On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 04:40 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 06/18/08 03:50, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: >> Since some time the two cpu's of my system (Debian sid running on a >> thinkpad laptop x60s) are constantly busy up to the point that even the >> key-repeat (pushing down some key for repetitious input) doesn't work >> anymore when using an external usb keyboard. >> >> the system monitor shows for example: >> >> CPU History: ... cpu1 76.2%, CPU2 77.8% >> >> and using top I find: >> >> Cpu(s): 70.3%us, 5.4%sy, 0.0%ni, 21.6%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 2.7%si, 0.0%st >> >> but no busy processes are listed (Xorg: 4% cpu, gnome-system-monitor 3% >> cpu, hald 1%cpu, epiphany-browse 1%cpu, top 1%cpu, mysqld 0%cpu...) >> >> I wouldn't mind so much if I still could use crtr-h, ctrl-f, ctrl-n, ... >> normally in my emacs. But for the moment even editing a simple text >> file is a pain because of key-repeat being so slow :( >> >> Any idea what could be the reason? > I hate to say this, but what happens if you reboot? > > Still the same problem after rebooting. Sometimes I had the impression > that things are worse after rebooting and become better if I wait for a > while. Than I thought 'beagle' might be the reason and deinstalled it - > without any change. Today my computer runs for hours already and the > little "System Monitor" applet in my gnome panel is at least half > blue ÿall the time (blue is used for showing activity). The system > monitor shows peaks, not a constant activity pattern. If it was Windows > I would think about some virus - but I am using linux... > > Could this be related to the new kernel?
Hmm. I roll my own kernel, so I don't know which kernel you use. And you say that top(1) sorted by processor usage shows nothing? If your Stinkpad is directly connected to the Intarweb, it's *possible* that it's been infected by a worm. > Thanks (will try to reboot once more now) - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkhY4+4ACgkQS9HxQb37XmfJkgCfU6oYgbjbTVaiGINW/96UbXbf zvsAnjCYo3yJHj3URkSjJVyXirdbadit =c4bt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
