100 % CPU utilization

Ganesh Kamat · 04-17-2003, 09:16 AM

Hi All,

I have installed Linux 8.0 on pentium 3 with 256 MB of RAM with no extra services running then also it is showing 100 % CPU utilization.

Pls let me know where is the problem or any where I have to tune

Thanks in advance

Ganesh

jharris · 04-17-2003, 09:22 AM

Post the results of a

Code:

ps -ef

and

Code:

ps -aux

cheers

Jamie...

iceman47 · 04-17-2003, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ganesh Kamat
I have installed Linux 8.0 on pentium 3 with 256 MB of RAM

Linux 8.0 needs a lot more then a pentium 3 with 256 MB.
Last week I went to the future and I've seen Linux 7.6 running on a pentium 54 with +/- 6 TB RAM, but there are patches available for very low memory usage (< 50GB RAM) and ancient CPU's (aything older then a P20), so theoreticly speaking, it's possible to run it on a P3

jharris · 04-17-2003, 09:43 AM

Ignore me...

iceman47 · 04-17-2003, 09:48 AM

that was a "I'm running linux 8" joke, a poor joke, but still a joke

jharris · 04-17-2003, 09:55 AM

Iceman47,

Sorry... I may even have to report myself to DavidPhillips/trickykid for launching to a rant before reading/understanding the post full.

Jamie...

iceman47 · 04-17-2003, 10:23 AM

Only a small minority's seen you post and I bet no one's taken a screenshot so there's no evidence whatsoever.
No need to report yourself

wapcaplet · 04-17-2003, 11:49 AM

Ganesh -

Try running 'top' from a terminal window (or gtop or another graphical version, if you have one) to see what's eating up the CPU.

100% CPU utilization isn't really too much to worry about - thanks to the way Linux manages processes, everything has a priority, so it's quite easy to have something using 100% of the CPU, but not affecting performance in any way. It's all about priority. Sometimes things will run on their own (filesystem management and stuff) while you're not doing anything else. As long as your computer is on, it might as well be doing stuff, right?

However, if it's actually affecting performance, then it may be something worth looking into.

Ganesh Kamat · 04-17-2003, 12:43 PM

thanks wapcaplet,

I will just look into that

wr3ck3d · 04-17-2003, 02:38 PM

ok, i dont understand why people post and then completely ignore the responses. You posted complaining about 100% cpu usage and what you should do. Within 10 minutes you had a reply instructing you to post a ps.

Your pc should NOT be running 100% 24/7. at idle my pc is at 0%, 100% is for when you are compiling, cruching, gaming, etc. Not just when idling.

bulliver · 04-17-2003, 04:03 PM

Quote:

ok, i dont understand why people post and then completely ignore the responses

So what's your advice then?

iceman47 · 04-17-2003, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bulliver
So what's your advice then?

The guy was asked to post the output of ps -aux and ps -ef

bulliver · 04-17-2003, 05:57 PM

Jeez, sorry. Blonde moment there. Don't mind me.

jbstew32 · 04-18-2003, 12:37 PM

what distro are you running?

Shak · 04-18-2003, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iceman47
Linux 8.0 needs a lot more then a pentium 3 with 256 MB.
Last week I went to the future and I've seen Linux 7.6 running on a pentium 54 with +/- 6 TB RAM, but there are patches available for very low memory usage (< 50GB RAM) and ancient CPU's (aything older then a P20), so theoreticly speaking, it's possible to run it on a P3

Hey man, thanks for that, I aint laughed so much for weeks

Shak