Re: xorg overloaded

2006-12-30 Thread Kent West
pol wrote: > Kent West wrote: > >> If it's really X, then you shouldn't need to shut off your laptop; >> simply restarting the X server should solve the problem. If it doesn't, >> the problem is not X, but something else. >> >> > > Ok, I will try to restart X, next time. > > Are you suspect

Re: xorg overloaded

2006-12-30 Thread pol
Kent West wrote: > If it's really X, then you shouldn't need to shut off your laptop; > simply restarting the X server should solve the problem. If it doesn't, > the problem is not X, but something else. > Ok, I will try to restart X, next time. Are you suspecting 'top' is not a reliable program

Re: xorg overloaded

2006-12-29 Thread Kent West
pol wrote: > Hi all, > > After many hours sitting working, the X server of my laptop often starts > sucking all the cpu power (80-99%). , with no apparen reason (i cannot get > hints from the 'ps axf' output). Overloading lasts forever, > until i am forced to turn my laptop off. > Any ideas to s

xorg overloaded

2006-12-29 Thread pol
Hi all, After many hours sitting working, the X server of my laptop often starts sucking all the cpu power (80-99%). , with no apparen reason (i cannot get hints from the 'ps axf' output). Overloading lasts forever, until i am forced to turn my laptop off. Any ideas to solve this issue? thank