i report the same problem for ThinkPad Z60m process that eats CPU is /usr/bin/python /usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance-powermanager/guidance-power-manager.py attaching strace output
** Attachment added: "strace.out.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9579652/strace.out.gz -- [Gutsy] guidance-power-manager hangs unless I restart HAL https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145611 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug contact for kde-guidance in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs