On 4 May 2010 12:25, Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tuesday 04 May 2010 17:23:25 DB wrote: >> Sometimes when I start my desktop, System Monitor tells me that "X" is >> running at max CPU %-age. Other times, "X" is 4th or 5th in the list (I >> selected the CPU column to put the highest users on top), using 1 or 2 %. >> >> So, my question to you all: What is "X" doing & how can I stop it doing >> whatever & keep my CPU chip cool????? BTW, I have no idea what X is!!! >> I've tried killing it & that usually kills my desktop; just now killing >> it caused the system to restart. > > If X is spiking the CPU, the problem is probably due to your video card > drivers, or KDE desktop effects or Compiz or a movie or game being played or > some other graphics-intensive activity. If you describe what you are doing on > the system when it spikes, it might help narrow down the problem. Otherwise, > it's impossible to tell. > Flash video playback comes to my mind ... :-\ > HTH, :-) > Marko > -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
