[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2013-01-08 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
@Mauro, I tried sudo -i (same as sudo su AFAIK) with no success. Just add that line to rc.local and be done with it. My CPU temperature indicator is showing 38C now (compared to 60s before). Stays in low 40s most of the time. No fan heard. Battery life: 5.5-6 hours (verified) - moderate use: browsi

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2013-01-07 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
@Mauro, I tried sudo -i (same as sudo su AFAIK) with no success. Just add that line to rc.local and be done with it. My CPU temperature indicator is showing 38C now (compared to 60s before). Stays in low 40s most of the time. No fan heard. Battery life: 5.5-6 hours (verified) - moderate use: browsi

[Bug 1087010] Re: kworker uses 70-90% of a CPU core (hyperthreaded)

2013-01-06 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 887793 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887793 Though the workaround works, this is a serious issue (definitely above "Medium" importance and needs to be solved at the kernel level. WTH is interrupt 13 anyway? Maybe it is invoking/reporting something impor

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2013-01-06 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Never mind. Though cannot execute that command once booted, it works fine in /etc/rc.local - the system startup script. My instructions are a little shorter: sudo gedit /etc/rc.local Put the following command there (anywhere): echo "disable" > /sys/firmware/acpi/in

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2013-01-06 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Thanks, Mauro and Scott. How do I write disable to gpe13 just to test it. Permission denied even as sudo. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887793 Title: Kworker constantly taking about

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-12-29 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Googled high ACPI interrupts and the issue appears to be BIOS-related. Definitely kernel-level, can be traced as far back, as 2007 - reappears after fixes. Below is the most recent incident (when the bug was assigned) - abandoned by the developer for whatever reason. https://bugs.archlinux.org/t

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-12-29 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Thanks, Mauro. Sorry, I did not try that samsung-specific package since you mentioned it has no effect. The kworker returned in full might. I have to do 3-4 reboots on average (followed by the power cord trick) until the system starts properly - the payback for a few consecutive days of normal boot

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-12-26 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Mauro, I'll try that package today on my NP700Z7C (17" Chronos) and let you know. I noticed that the situation improved lately: normal CPU usage for the past few days, however I did not install any packages, just normal Ubuntu updates, and I believe it was no kernel updates: running 3.5.0-21 now.

[Bug 876447] Re: Two-finger scrolling scrolls horizontally and vertically simultaneously

2012-12-09 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
People rarely move their fingers perfectly vretical or horizontal, not to mention the hand is already aligned diagonally touching the lower edge of the notebook. Both Microsoft and Apple already thought of that. Accidental diagonal two-finger scrolling should be restricted the same way it is in Wi

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-12-07 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
It does not always happen. However 70% of the time the power cord trick works. Abouth third of that on the first attempt, otherwise requires several. If the kworker refuses to calm, reboot and repeat. 1. Start the System Monitor (easiest way to track the CPU usage - Core 1 in this case) 2. Remove

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-12-06 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
In my case it is related to ACPI and power/battery reporting/consumption/whataever. Has nothing to do with XFS or Ethernet controller. Intermittent (80% of boots/restarts) and most of the time can be "fixed" by removing and inserting the power cord. -- You received this bug notification becaus

[Bug 887793] Re: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU

2012-11-29 Thread Alex Rogachevsky
Another prowd Samsung 7 17" owner: NP700Z7C-S01UB (Best Buy model), Running the latest 12.10 with all oficial updates: 3.5.0-18 kernel as of now. Clean install. Same symptoms, as tja's (see above), only neither pci=noacpi, nor acpi=noirq fix it for me. In fact, adding those to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_