CPU usage way too high after upgrade

[dnh]

I just upgraded to 9.04. Now, my CPU usage is way to high. In 8.10, it used to be at 10 % when idle, it is up to 50 % now, a process called kded4 seems to be the guilty one.

Any suggestions how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

dnh

[doctordruidphd]

Re: CPU usage way too high after upgrade

This seems to be a common problem after upgrading.
As the joke used to go, "Cause - unknown, solution - reboot."

But more correctly:

Once logged in, hit CTRL-ALT-F1

log in, and then:

sudo pkill kded4

sudo reboot

That should clean it out.

[dnh]

Re: CPU usage way too high after upgrade

Yes, thanks, it worked.

But there is another issue - the cpu frequency is not variable anymore... it is constantly at the highest level?

[dnh]

Re: CPU usage way too high after upgrade

Solution: Remove all packages named cpufreq-something and install powernowd, reboot...