On Wednesday 26 Jun 2002 9:15 am, you wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 05:58, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Paul wrote: > > > In reply to C.Anne's mail, d.d. Tue, 25 Jun 2002 18:01:52 +0100: > > >>Meanwhile, how should one deal with a problem like this? I know 'kill' > > >>is supposed to get you out of trouble, but you need to know what you're > > >>going to kill, don't you? > > > > > > First see if sndconfig (as root) can bring your sound back. > > > Secondly, I would advise you to get GPS (Graphical PS). > > > http://gps.seul.org > > > > > > This will show you all running processes in a window and allows you to > > > Hang Up (SIGHUP) or kill (SIGKILL) processes through a buttonpress. > > > > > > You can also sort processes on prio, CPU usage and more, to make > > > finding them easier. > > > > > > hope this helps, > > > > Sounds helpful - I'll try to get it. > > > > Anne > > Alternatives to GPS may already be on your disks, perhaps even installed. > Try:- > Applications > Monitoring > KDE System Guard > or > Applications > Monitoring > Process management > > Both will show CPU Usage, Memory Usage, and allow you to kill your > processes from GUI.
You're right, they're both there. I'm still having problems with my sound - the startup sound arrives minutes or hours after startup - and sure enough aRts was taking a slice of CPU and memory. I used the hang-up (this in Process Management) and got a crash message, though it wasn't clear just what had gone. Anyway, aRts disappeared, so I'm waiting to see if the sound problem improves. I'm assuming that I've got a cumulative problem, with a process never completing. Anne I've just logged out and back in - and the sound's fine! Multiple problems solved in one! :-)
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