Mike Bird wrote:
MikeOn Thu May 1 2008 13:43:20 andy wrote: Output of ps vax, as suggested: $ ps vax PID TTY STAT TIME MAJFL TRS DRS RSS %MEM COMMAND 1 ? Ss 0:05 30 27 2004 548 0.0 init [2] 2 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kthreadd] 3 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/0] 4 ? S< 0:35 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/0] 5 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/0] 6 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/1] 7 ? S< 0:04 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/1] 8 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/1] 9 ? S< 0:12 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/0] 10 ? S< 0:20 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/1] 11 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [khelper] 43 ? S< 0:09 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/0] 44 ? S< 0:19 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/1] 47 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kacpid] 48 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kacpi_notify] 121 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kseriod] 161 ? S< 0:34 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kswapd0] 162 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/0] 163 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/1] 608 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksuspend_usbd] 610 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [khubd] 787 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_0] 788 ? S< 0:18 0 0 0 0 0.0 [usb-storage] 790 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_1] 791 ? S< 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [usb-storage] 816 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata/0] 817 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata/1] 818 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_aux] 827 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_2] 828 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_3] 940 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_4] 942 ? S< 0:53 0 0 0 0 0.0 [usb-storage] 954 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_5] 955 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_6] 1063 ? S< 0:12 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kjournald] 1237 ? S<s 0:00 69 61 2898 420 0.0 udevd --daemon 1742 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kpsmoused] 1758 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kgameportd] 2247 ? S< 0:11 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kjournald] 2317 ? Ss 0:00 5 12 1815 376 0.0 /sbin/portmap 2358 ? Ss 0:00 1 33 1858 524 0.0 /sbin/rpc.statd 2605 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/0] 2606 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/1] 2666 ? Ss 0:00 14 24 1731 552 0.0 /sbin/syslogd 2673 ? Ss 0:00 13 19 1688 328 0.0 /sbin/klogd -x 2682 ? Ss 0:00 160 267 2376 488 0.0 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system 2756 ? Ss 0:00 5 16 1687 488 0.0 /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket 3406 ? Ss 0:00 10 645 5370 544 0.0 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m 3425 ? Ss 0:01 20 54 2837 556 0.0 /usr/sbin/lisa 3442 ? Ss 0:00 13 26 1861 448 0.0 /usr/sbin/inetd 3459 ? S 17:26 1660 655 20400 10336 1.0 /usr/sbin/tor 3479 ? Ss 0:05 226 289 5418 1608 0.1 /usr/sbin/hald 3480 ? S 0:00 86 11 3324 796 0.0 hald-runner 3492 ? S 0:02 27 13 3386 808 0.0 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1 / 3500 ? S 0:00 0 8 2191 576 0.0 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket 3506 ? S 1:34 33 15 3384 788 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdc (every 2 sec) 3508 ? S 0:30 13 15 3384 796 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sda (every 2 sec) 3512 ? S 0:26 14 15 3384 792 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdc (every 2 sec) 3514 ? S 0:25 16 15 3384 792 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdd (every 2 sec) 3516 ? S 0:26 18 15 3384 792 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sde (every 2 sec) 3518 ? S 0:25 14 15 3384 796 0.0 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdf (every 2 sec) 3531 ? Ss 0:00 1 293 12730 788 0.0 /usr/sbin/gdm 3537 ? S 0:00 9 293 13130 1476 0.1 /usr/sbin/gdm 3543 ? Ss 0:00 4 7 3320 480 0.0 /usr/bin/system-tools-backends 3544 ? S 0:00 4 267 2244 700 0.0 dbus-daemon --session --print-address --nofork 3602 ? Ss 0:06 9 372 3783 912 0.0 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 106:119 -g 3618 ? Ss 0:00 11 13 1962 296 0.0 /usr/sbin/atd 3637 ? Ss 0:00 2 26 3353 840 0.0 /usr/sbin/cron 3666 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 4 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 3667 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 0 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3668 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 1 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 3669 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 1 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 3670 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 1 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 3671 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 1 12 1695 428 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 3887 ? S 0:03 934 46 7185 1920 0.1 /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2 16 3890 tty7 Ss+ 44:37 14153 1639 135368 65872 6.5 /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt 3904 ? S 0:58 88 81 3542 1552 0.1 /usr/lib/gamin/gam_server 3926 ? Ss 0:00 8 652 3647 988 0.0 /bin/sh /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc 3981 ? Ss 0:00 3 67 4436 248 0.0 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/gpg-agent --daemon --sh --write-env-file 3982 ? Ss 0:14 1 221 3614 544 0.0 /usr/bin/gpg-agent --daemon --sh --write-env-file=/home/andy/.gnupg/ 3988 ? Ss 0:00 536 37 21518 2880 0.2 /usr/bin/seahorse-agent --execute startxfce4 3993 ? S 1:02 90 197 4034 1392 0.1 xscreensaver -no-splash 3998 ? S 0:16 620 81 17790 4996 0.4 /usr/bin/xfce4-session 4006 ? Ss 0:14 876 12 23035 6968 0.6 xfce-mcs-manager 4008 ? Ss 0:01 15 38 24469 1828 0.1 kdein 4011 ? S 0:01 58 38 24309 1608 0.1 dcops 4013 ? S 0:04 38 38 24809 4384 0.4 klaun 4015 ? S 1:00 404 38 32589 7488 0.7 kded 4020 ? S 0:00 1 305 5910 532 0.0 gnome-keyring-daemon 4021 ? S 0:19 160 258 15461 5384 0.5 xfwm4 --sm-client-id 11c0a80128000116576739700000029830000 --display 4022 ? S 0:00 233 475 13928 2736 0.2 Thunar --sm-client-id 11c0a80128000116576739900000029830003 --daemon 4023 ? Sl 40:36 43190 208 1168611 246932 24.6 /usr/bin/xfdesktop --sm-client-id 11c0a80128000117172206900000088 4026 ? S 4:55 1565 92 24528 10604 1.0 xfce4-panel --sm-client-id 11c0a80128000116576739700000029830001 --d 4033 ? S 0:05 823 76 33971 7628 0.7 korgac -session 11c0a80128000118453085300000153730002_1205425237_738 4034 ? S 0:12 1309 46 24253 4952 0.4 update-notifier --sm-config-prefix /update-notifier-j1u3A7/ --sm-cli 4038 ? S 0:01 381 1 27646 6372 0.6 kio_uiserver -session 11c0a80128000117226998100000128950016_12090543 4040 ? S 1:56 574 256 28643 7988 0.7 kscd -session 11c0a80128000117804951300000032850004_1209054339_88925 4041 ? S 34:10 35998 31 1132264 245552 24.4 /usr/lib/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-menu-plugin socket_id 23068711 4043 ? S 0:02 835 1 25778 6992 0.6 kmix -session 11c0a80128000120542519500000139280000_1209054339_78351 4063 ? Sl 3:43 4308 10 97229 20668 2.0 kmail 4066 ? Sl 21:40 14535 493 258566 17940 1.7 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin -quickstart -nologo -nodefa 4097 ? S 0:00 49 38 32573 4372 0.4 knoti 4126 ? Ss 1:07 260 32 3895 592 0.0 /sbin/mount.ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /media/FreeAgent Drive -o rw,nosuid,no 4879 ? S 8:11 1434 53 20282 7920 0.7 /usr/lib/xfce4-weather-plugin/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plug 4881 ? S 11:51 805 20 19755 5676 0.5 /usr/lib/xfce4-systemload-plugin/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-systemloa 5058 ? Z 3:02 66 0 0 0 0.0 [xfce4-netload-p] <defunct> 6828 ? Sl 0:12 1515 102 31661 6236 0.6 /usr/lib/xfce4-mailwatch-plugin/xfce4/panel-plugins/xfce4-mailwatch- 8395 ? SNs 0:35 0 191 2640 500 0.0 /usr/bin/dirmngr --daemon --sh 8426 ? SNs 0:04 107 218 37609 640 0.0 /usr/sbin/privoxy --pidfile /var/run/privoxy.pid --user privoxy /etc 12143 ? Ss 0:00 6 652 3663 1020 0.1 /bin/sh /usr/bin/icedove 12154 ? S 0:00 0 652 3703 1004 0.1 /bin/sh /usr/lib/icedove/run-mozilla.sh /usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin 12159 ? Sl 2:39 4082 69 214678 96148 9.5 /usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin 13293 ? S 3:47 780 101 81194 9004 0.8 /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /usr/lib/Adobe/Reader8/Reader/intellinux/bin/acro 13379 ? S 0:00 9 38 27577 4036 0.4 kio_f 14575 ? Ssl 0:01 31 475 56108 9248 0.9 /usr/bin/Thunar file:///home/andy 14950 ? Rsl 37:06 171 293 190358 69100 6.8 /usr/lib/iceape/iceape-bin 15013 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [pdflush] 15131 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [pdflush] 15133 ? Rs 0:00 121 1 29730 16264 1.6 konsole --ls 15134 pts/0 Ss 0:00 3 652 4083 1996 0.1 -bash 15164 pts/0 R+ 0:00 1 71 3364 820 0.0 ps vax 17558 ? Ss 0:00 41 368 15247 1196 0.1 /usr/sbin/cupsd 18612 ? S 0:06 632 379 21880 7792 0.7 orage -p 19674 ? S 2:35 6 1804 10543 3376 0.3 /usr/lib/clisp/base/lisp.run -B /usr/lib/clisp -M /usr/lib/clisp/bas 21093 ? S 0:00 4 7 2884 668 0.0 gnome-pty-helper 26592 ? Ss 0:01 196 67 2924 872 0.0 /usr/bin/freshclam -d --quiet 27101 ? Ss 0:05 122 44 43275 432 0.0 /usr/sbin/clamd 32021 ? S 0:00 4 7 2884 668 0.0 gnome-pty-helper 32383 ? Ss 0:00 20 2423 6748 732 0.0 /usr/sbin/winbindd 32384 ? S 0:00 4 2423 6748 616 0.0 /usr/sbin/winbindd It doesn't seem kosher to have to reboot a GNU/Linux system to recover full responsivity. That sounds like a MS Windows solution ... or am I being just too optimistic? How do I address problems with a kbuildsycoca and iceape-bin? Cheers A -- "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow" |