Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:39:58 +0200 From: gareth <bsd@lordcow.org> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cpu usage Message-ID: <20061023183958.GA31571@lordcow.org> In-Reply-To: <200610231656.k9NGug1p065806@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <20061023162352.GA30413@lordcow.org> <200610231656.k9NGug1p065806@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Mon 2006-10-23 (18:56), Oliver Fromme wrote: > It shouldn't change anything. The nice level will not > reduce the amount of work that your CPU is doing, it might > only shift that amount between processes. ah ok. > Depending on the type of your CPU (which you didn't tell > us), it might be possible to reduce the clock rate using it's an amd athlon-xp 2600+ > the cpufreq(4) framework. You can control it with sysctl. > Reducing the clock rate will reduce the power consumption > and thus the heat generated by the CPU. Of course it will > also make your computer run much slower. thanx, will give that a shot. the machine runs fine under normal circumstances, it's just the odd few jobs. hopefully this'll work without a reboot. *reads up* > should first try to fix your hardware. If the CPU is > overclocked, stop that. nope, not overclocked On Tue 2006-10-24 (01:46), Kazuaki ODA wrote: > Is this really a cpu problem? I suspect that your cpu fan or case fan > has stopped, so there is nothing to cool the cpu. i've been checking those, and they *seem* to be ok. am gonna buy another fan for the cpu when i get a sec. On Mon 2006-10-23 (18:57), Roland Smith wrote: > Forgot the thermal paste between the CPU and the fan? > Overclocked the CPU? nope ;) i built this machine 3 years ago i think, whenever the 2600+'s came out. it's only been giving trouble in the past few months.
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