> hi all, > > i'm playing with a new laptop. tried running ubuntu 11.04 but it kept > crashing. tried running fedora 15 but it kept crashing. guessed it had > something to do with the environment so i installed xubuntu. it's > currently not crashing but i am getting a constant stream of spikes in > cpu usage. it appears x and kworker are eating up almost 100% of the > cpu about once a second. > > any tips on how to stop this? all my other linux boxes are happy. but > this inexpensive laptop is giving me the blues. >
I ran into this after falling down the stairs with my laptop (ow!) I did some research and found that kworker eating lots of CPU can sometimes be related to hardware problems. I reseated the memory in the laptop and the problem was resolved. I'm not saying it's a hardware problem, but it could be. Ryan _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
