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Re: [trinity-users] kdm_greet overheat

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 01:31:57 -0500
> Does anyone have a foolproof way of preventing kdm_greet using
> 100% CPU in version 4:3.5.13-0debian9+r1261450+pr19~squeeze ?
>
> We have:
>
> # grep -i sak /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc
> UseSAK=false
>
> but still we see 100% CPU usage on some (but not all) laptops
> after power up before login.  Laptops are running 30°C hotter
> with kdm_greet running 100%, resulting in occasional failures.
>
> TIA,
>
> --Mike Bird


That's not good!  I would suggest trying Slavek Banko's 3.5.13 updates
PPA, available here:
https://quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/~slavek-banko/+archive/axis

Tim