Re: [newbie] kapm-idled

2001-12-16 Thread Florian
Hi > Don't worry about it -- it's a process that keeps track of idle CPU time. Ok thanks now i got it (pheew) now i can go to sleep and dream of penguins =). Good concept actually "nice work linus!" > If you want further information, look up last week's (Thursday, 12/13/01) > thread under the

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled

2001-12-16 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Sunday 16 December 2001 02:58 pm, Florian wrote: > Hello i just finished configuring a new desktop machine and a samba, print, > nfs, server, gateway (weeew). > On the desktop machine (athlon 1333 ddrram etc.) running Mandrake 8.1 with > kde 2.2.2 and a kernell 2.4.13, i suddenly realised the a

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-12-03 Thread Travis Olds
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, NDPTAL85 wrote: > In top what is kapm-idled and why is it taking up all of my CPU time? Is > it just marking how much idle CPU time there is? Not quite its actually the kernels advanced power management process. What normally happens when your machine is idle, has nothing t

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-11-30 Thread civileme
On Friday 30 November 2001 11:11 am, NDPTAL85 wrote: > In top what is kapm-idled and why is it taking up all of my CPU time? Is > it just marking how much idle CPU time there is? > > I'm using Mandrake 8.1 with 2.4.13-12mdk Very good guess! It is recording the idle cycles. Civileme Want to

RE: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-11-30 Thread Mark Stewart
I've noticed this, too, but only when I'm running Gnome, never when I'm running KDE. Does that jibe with your experience? ::mark > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of NDPTAL85 > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-11-30 Thread NDPTAL85
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Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-11-30 Thread Neville Cobb
Just noticed this myself, taking up 40% cpu and caused the desktop to be very slow. I was running a gnome program just before. I had to log out and log back in. Nev = Mark Stewart wrote: >I've noticed this, too, but only when I'm running Gnome, never when I'm >running KDE. Does t

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled

2001-10-26 Thread bascule
i don't think you need to worry, the moment you run something else kapm-idled just 'gives way' and releases cpu cycles, i don't know it's for exactly but i've read that it just uses up 'spare' cycles, i guess it is to do with power managment and being idle bascule On Friday 26 October 2001 4:

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-26 Thread etharp
U utilisation > figures at the top of the display. See? > > Steve Flynn > NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst > * 01603 687386 > > > -Original Message- > From: Rick Commo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 3:11

RE: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-26 Thread FLYNN, Steve
the CPU utilisation figures at the top of the display. See? Steve Flynn NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst * 01603 687386 -Original Message- From: Rick Commo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 3:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-22 Thread etharp
it is a measurement of the IDLED (as in not running, sitting still) CPU for the reading of AdvancedPowerMangagment. and is not an illusion, it is required for Mandrake8.0+ On Saturday 22 September 2001 01:19, you wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, s wrote: > > On Friday 21 September 2001 10:46 pm,

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-21 Thread Manuel Drake
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, s wrote: > On Friday 21 September 2001 10:46 pm, Manuel Drake wrote: > > What the heck is this and why is it always sucking so much of my CPU? > > Please do a search, this has been discussed to death on all the forums. Ok, read up... Hrmm, so I guess it's only an illusion

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-21 Thread s
On Friday 21 September 2001 10:46 pm, Manuel Drake wrote: > What the heck is this and why is it always sucking so much of my CPU? Please do a search, this has been discussed to death on all the forums. -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.co

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled - what is it & why does it chew up my CPU?

2001-05-06 Thread Civileme
On Sunday 06 May 2001 15:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just upgraded from Mandrake 7.1 to 8.0 a few days ago. I notice that > when the system is otherwise idle a process calling itself kapm-idled runs, > consuming 75-80% of the CPU. Top shows its size as 0. What is it? > > Thanks, It isn't