I'm getting this problem on Edgy, running pure GNOME. Adding "fsset ext3 notify" to the bottom of /etc/gamin/gaminrc also fixed it for me. Alacarte and gnome-panel both set this off.
-- gam_server consumes lots of cpu time https://launchpad.net/bugs/36581 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
