[ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Rossen Stoyanchev
Hi- Apologies if this isn't the right place. Having started as a Ubuntu user in 7.04 I find myself completely baffled by the this one. Every now and then an application starts using a lot of CPU. This is typically when running Flash or Java typically in a browser but I'm not completely sure

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread bodsda
Hi Rossen, I have had similar problems in the past where having many tabs open in firefox would eventually cause the whole DE to freeze up. When this happens I would drop to tty1 and kill the firefox-bin process, and that would restore things. Start with the obvious: run an update, upgrade -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
HI Rossen, I have seen the same problem from time to time. Once the load average gets above 4/5 I typically reboot, or kill the process responsible and go make a cup of tea while everything settles down again. What browser are you running? Until recently I was having a real headache with the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 24 February 2011 09:29, Rossen Stoyanchev rstoyanc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi- Apologies if this isn't the right place. Having started as a Ubuntu user in 7.04 I find myself completely baffled by the this one. Every now and then an application starts using a lot of CPU. This is typically

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread John Stevenson
On 24 February 2011 09:29, Rossen Stoyanchev rstoyanc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi- Apologies if this isn't the right place. Having started as a Ubuntu user in 7.04 I find myself completely baffled by the this one. Every now and then an application starts using a lot of CPU. This is typically

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Kris Douglas
On 24 February 2011 09:29, Rossen Stoyanchev rstoyanc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi- Apologies if this isn't the right place. Having started as a Ubuntu user in 7.04 I find myself completely baffled by the this one. Every now and then an application starts using a lot of CPU. This is typically

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tower Hamlets FOSS day

2011-02-24 Thread Barry Drake
On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 18:54 +, Paula wrote: Buzzing a bit about our event today - 30-odd people turned up at the Oxford House Settlement, the atmosphere was relaxed and enthusiastic. Lots of interest in Ubuntu - Ubuntu CDs flew off the table and we gave everyone USB sticks loaded with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Colin Law
On 24 February 2011 09:47, John Stevenson j...@jr0cket.com wrote: On 24 February 2011 09:29, Rossen Stoyanchev rstoyanc...@yahoo.com wrote: ... If you have this issue with the plugins causing problems, then try using flashblock firefox plugin, you will find you are using less memory if you do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Rossen Stoyanchev
Hi- Thanks for your responses. I will try to answer in one rather than individually. I have a Dell M2400 laptop, Nvidia graphics card (http://dell.to/fqyD5M). I run updates regularly. I am currently using the proprietary nvidia graphics driver. I was using nouveau previously but suspend wasn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 24 February 2011 12:05, Rossen Stoyanchev rstoyanc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi- Thanks for your responses. I will try to answer in one rather than individually. I have a Dell M2400 laptop, Nvidia graphics card (http://dell.to/fqyD5M). I run updates regularly. I am currently using the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
Hi Simon - out of interest, can I ask what BIOS version you have on the M1330 at the moment? I'm using my 32bit M1330, and have frequent issues with overheating. I'm wondering if a BIOS update might go some way to resolving it. Cheers, Matt On 24 February 2011 06:46, Simon Greenwood

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Rossen Stoyanchev
From: Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com That is very similar to my problem: both Flash and Java apps caused exponential CPU usage. Shutting down everything would cause the machine to settle down but it wouldn't become stable until a full reboot. I would suggest checking to see if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 24 February 2011 12:30, Matt Sturdy matt.stu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Simon - out of interest, can I ask what BIOS version you have on the M1330 at the moment? I'm using my 32bit M1330, and have frequent issues with overheating. I'm wondering if a BIOS update might go some way to resolving

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice vs OpenOffice

2011-02-24 Thread Bruno Girin
On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 23:39 +, Avi wrote: Bruno Girin wrote: There are plans to change this from 11.04 forward so that new software or new versions of existing software (like Firefox 4) can be included without having to manually add a PPA. Really? I thought PPA's were a