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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) kernel_task help Post 302213206 by peter.story on Wednesday 9th of July 2008 12:48:18 PM
Old 07-09-2008
kernel_task help

I installed 10.5 (Leopard) on my G4 733 Mhz (after minor tampering with the install package, just switched a boolean FALSE to TRUE).

Everything works fine after startup, but once I sleep the computer and wake it back up, kernel_task starts using at as much CPU runtime as it can, as in past 90%.

Any ideas? I've tried a fresh install (wiped disk), but to no avail.

Thanks!
-Peter

edit: Problem solved. Turns out installing it from a another computer with target disk wasn't so good an idea as I'd thought.
After installing a DVD drive, things started going smooth again.

Last edited by peter.story; 07-11-2008 at 06:30 PM..
 

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DPMSGetVersion - returns the version of the DPMS extension implemented by the X server SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXext [ library ... ] #include <X11/extensions/dpms.h> Status DPMSGetVersion ( Display *display, int *major_version, int *minor_version ); ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server major_version Specifies the return location for the extension major version minor_version Specifies the return location for the extension minor version DESCRIPTION
The DPMSGetVersion function returns the version of the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) extension implemented by the X server. It returns a major and minor version number. The major version number will be incremented for protocol incompatible changes, and the minor version number will be incremented for small, upward compatible changes. RETURN VALUES
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DPMSCapable(3), DPMSQueryExtension(3) X Version 11 libXext 1.3.1 DPMSGetVersion(3)
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