--- Sebastian Dransfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, W.Kasberg wrote:
>
> > My impression is that 8.0 beta is slow (compared to 7.2). CPU
> > monitor show continously 100 %.
> > What could be the reason? Is this only on my PC (700MHz, 512 MB)?
>
> You have a process called 'kapm-idled'. It's a kernelprocess that
> uses the rest of your CPU. Doesn't harm.
> seb
If the kernel process is using the CPU, the use generates heat, heat
degrades the quality of the CPU over time and it is, in fact, very much
harmful but will normally only be realized only as a shortened life
span of the CPU(s).
A similar problem like this occurred in ms Win2k with the ASUS P2B-DS
motherboard because the b'rds did not build the board with ACPI support
as they claimed that they had done. It required a modification of the
board to fix the problem.
This should be investigated. Either there is some HW/SW
incompatibility/error or the mdk kernel is doing things that it should
not be doing.
Who else has this happening? What motherboard?
rj
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