I believe the problem exists because both the -686 and the -686-smp kernels in the repos are compiled for smp processors. I had the same problem. I guess the best solution would be to go back to having the regular -686 kernel NOT include smp support and have that only in the -686-smp kernel.
-- Slow 2D graphics and high CPU usage when idle https://launchpad.net/bugs/53757 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
