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

2001-12-16 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 same

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 to

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

Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-11-30 Thread NDPTAL85
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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 buy

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

RE: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-26 Thread FLYNN, Steve
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Re: [newbie] kapm-idled?

2001-09-26 Thread etharp
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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 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

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 - 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