it should be double checked if the mencoder is in sleeping state in the /proc directory too (to see if is not a bug in top or ps tools)
cat /proc/2534/stat or else seems that kernel doesn't write the status of the process correctly in the /proc directory and must be debugged -- system monitor reports active programs as sleeping https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174164 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs