KDE 3.5 NOT RESPONDING AFTER ca. 15 minutes
 

Okay,

I've got some problems with kde...

I'm using Slackware 12 and KDE 3.5 on a Dell Laptop (Vostro 1000, dual core (AMD), 2 GB RAM) .

I can's use my mouse if I stop using my laptop for more than 15 minutes (could be a bit longer). I thought it had something to do with my screensaver, so I toggled it off --> mouse keeps refusing to work.

I can still move the mouse, but I can't click anything. If I press Ctrl-ALt-Del I get the little box to open the taskmanager and if I press ENTER it refuses to open the taskmanager (nothing happens).
My SuperKaramba-widgets (the Furious ones) show that my cpu1 is using 100% of its capacity, cpu2 uses 2 % (at the moment that the mouse doesn't do his thing). I use 250 MB of RAM (I got 2 GB), so this can't be the problem.

Does anybody have an idea what the problem could be?

Thanks.

You need to track down what is using so much cpu. Run top in a terminal window and keep it open until the lock up happens. You should be able to see which process is using so much cpu.

Good idea.

I'll reply soon.

This is what top says:


<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>PID</td>
<td>USER</td>
<td>PR</td>
<td>NI</td>
<td>VIRT</td>
<td>RES</td>
<td>SHR</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>%CPU</td>
<td>%MEM</td>
<td>TIME</td>
<td>COMMAND</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3039</td>
<td>ROOT</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>24M</td>
<td>4208</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>1,3</td>
<td>31.40</td>
<td>X</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Does this mean that X is the reason why KDE stops responding?

This is what top says:



PID: 3039
USER: ROOT
PR: 20
NI: 0
VIRT: 157
RES: 24M
SHR: 4208
S: R
%CPU: 100
%MEM: 1,3
TIME: 31.40
COMMAND:X


Does this mean that X is the reason why KDE stops responding?

This is what top says:



PID: 3039
USER: ROOT
PR: 20
NI: 0
VIRT: 157
RES: 24M
SHR: 4208
S: R
%CPU: 100
%MEM: 1,3
TIME: 31.40
COMMAND:X


Does this mean that X is the reason why KDE stops responding?