> >> Apparently some program is starting a background >>> process that's hogging >>> resources. Tracking this down will be as tedious as >>> an extension conflict. > > >Not at all...When you get a chance, and you're running a bunch of apps >as you normally do, open iTunes and rip a few songs. As you're doing >this, run the command "top" in a Terminal window (sorry if you already >know about this, but your message suggested that you didn't). > >The second column top displays will be the name of the app or process, >and the third is the % of the CPU power it is using. No doubt iTunes >will be up there, and top might be around 8-10%. But anything else >that's hogging resources should be apparent from there. Should you find >the offender, type "kill ####" where "####" stands for the PID number in >the first column. > >Again, sorry if you already know how to do this. I'm no Unix champ >myself, but this is part of what I've come to love about X.
Just to check, do you have to be in SU mode to do that? I know you do in *nix if you are not the owner of the process. -- Ryan Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coleman Web/Internet Services http://www.coleman-web.net (612) 378-7901 -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
