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Re: XWin eats cpu after upgrade
Jack Tanner skrev:
> Bengt-Arne Fjellner wrote:
>> Jack Tanner skrev:
>>> Bengt-Arne Fjellner wrote:
>>>> Jack Tanner skrev:
>>>>> Bengt-Arne Fjellner wrote:
>>>>>> Jack Tanner skrev:
>>>>>>> Please confirm if 6.8.99.901-4 eats CPU after you reboot after
>>>>>> Cant find this release???? (yet)
>>>>> Well, that is the release you reported a problem in... So, if you can't
>>>>> find it, there's no problem. :) I'm assuming we're talking about .901-1.
>>>>> Try that.
>>>> OK obvoiously it should be 6.8.99.901-1 and yes the problem is there after a
>>>> reboot.
>>>> But i found an interesting thing. If i remove my .XWinrc it stops eating cpu.
>>>> even if the file is completely empty it eats cpu.
>>>>
>>> I can't reproduce this. I see no CPU eating behavior, not with the
>>> .XWinrc below, nor with an empty one.
>>>
>>> MENU systray {
>>> xterm EXEC "xterm -display %display% -sb -sl 999"
>>> SEPARATOR
>>> }
>>> ROOTMENU systray
>>>
>>
>> Yes I understand that. I have now "narrowed" it down a little.
>> Not much but.... If i reboot the computer and starts new X it eats cpu.
>> If i let the computer go to sleep and then wake it (with X running) it has stopped
>> eating cpu. Restarting X after that no problem ......
>> I hope this gives somebody an idea because i dont have any.
>>
>
> Nope, no idea. :) Do ask again if you can narrow it down further. For
> example, try to disable things that otherwise run on start-up. Also,
> make sure you're not using a software firewall such as ZoneAlarm.
>
No but Kerio personal firewall ..........
And yes thats the problem. It has worked flawless before but not with this version
at that computer with those settings.......
Grrr i loved that firewall. What to do now Arrrghhhhhhhhh. Still checking if
configuration matters but i dont have much hope.
P.S. Thanks for the help.
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Bengt-Arne Fjellner
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