Created attachment 331946 [details] top, strace, gdb attach to the runaway process Description of problem: After leaving machine on overnight, fan is running on high, and top shows gnome-panel is winning. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-panel-2.24.3-1.fc10.x86_64 kernel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-i810-2.5.0-4.fc10.x86_64 $ uname -a Linux davidtnotebook 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jan 21 01:33:24 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux How reproducible: Not clear what has caused this. Steps to Reproduce: (possibly) 1. notebook pc with VGA out 2. xrandr --auto to attempt to turn on VGA 3. try again since it did not work 4. VGA comes on cloning inbuild panel of 1024x768 5. adjust display properties to say 1360x768 display 6. set display res to 1360, no clone 7. logout, backin 8. VGA now running 1360x768 9. xrandr --output LVDS --off 10. watch a dvd movie 11. xrandr --output LVDS --auto 12. close notebook screen 13. (sunday 4am housekeeping performed) Actual results: + 8 hours, fan is running noisily top shows gnome-panel has gone awol Expected results: machine should be idle, when idle. Additional info: $ uptime 10:31:56 up 20:37, 3 users, load average: 0.03, 0.09, 0.10 (with gdb having halted the process for now). Sounds a lot like: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447896 2008-05-22
Created attachment 331947 [details] screenshot gkrellm, top I can leave the machine in this state for another 20 hours or so, in case there is something that can be gleaned ?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 447896 ***