CPU usage puzzle

[kilaueabart]

I'm assuming this is not an X1000-specific issue, but I could be wrong.

CPUInfo has been occasionally indicating high levels when so far as I know nothing is running besides LimpidClock.

This morning I did my e-mail with YAM, then after I iconized it I noticed that CPUInfo was reporting usage wavering around 30%. Could an iconized YAM be causing that I wondered, and reopened YAM and killed it. Then CPU usage jumped to about 40%, up and down a couple percentage points.

So I did a warm reboot. Workbench came up, CPUInfo said 1%~3% for a few seconds, then jumped to 57% and stayed in that vicinity. I wasn't even touching the mouse or keyboard.

I did another warm reboot and got sensible readings, so I launched Odyssey and came here while this potential problem was still on my mind. While I have been typing this, CPU usage has been reported bouncing around from 20% to 29%. Now I stopped typing for about two minutes, no change in CPU usage.

Is this a symptom of something?

[tonyw]

The first thing to try is to disable LimpidClock. It has generated many "funny effects" over the years.
What else is running in the background that you have forgotten? Disable everything that is not part of the OS and try again. You might find that the strange effects disappear, then you can re-introduce all the things that you excluded, one by one, until the effect starts again.

[kilaueabart]

The first thing to try is to disable LimpidClock. It has generated many "funny effects" over the years.
What else is running in the background that you have forgotten? Disable everything that is not part of the OS and try again. You might find that the strange effects disappear, then you can re-introduce all the things that you excluded, one by one, until the effect starts again.

Maybe it's worth reporting that while shutting down LimpidClock had no noticeable effect, I have finally found a use for Tools > Reset Workbench. If I notice CPU usage running high, I click that and usage drops down to a reasonable amount again. Like just now, 22% down to 4~10%.

[nbache]

Maybe it's worth reporting that while shutting down LimpidClock had no noticeable effect, I have finally found a use for Tools > Reset Workbench. If I notice CPU usage running high, I click that and usage drops down to a reasonable amount again. Like just now, 22% down to 4~10%.

Interesting. But not necessarily as simple as that. While I can confirm your finding, I can also get the same effect by simply left-clicking on the CPUInfo docky. Does that work for you too?

Best regards,

Niels