Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Christian,
Hi, > I sometimes check the RC bug list, and this bug somewhat intrigued me. > > http://bugs.debian.org/368546 > > I once saw symptoms somewhat like this on a laptop: the system was > extremely slow, even with nothing running, and the load average was > very high. It was running KDE. > > I believe it was a thermal issue: many current CPUs can throttle to > very low speeds when they detect a severe overheat condition. In my > case, blowing 3 years of dust out of the heatsinks seemed to solve the > problem. > > So, I would suggest checking lm-sensors, and/or "acpi -V", both when > the system is running properly, and when it is abnormally slow. > > Obviously I can't be sure whether this is a hardware or software > problem, but checking the hardware is relatively easy to do, so it > might be worthwhile. Thanks for the comment, but you should send that to the BTS 5See the Cc:) Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]