On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 21:30 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > I have 99-100% cpu usage, and top shows that the culprit is khubd. I can't > kill it, even as root. I'm shutting down for the night now anyway so it's no > big deal, but if it happens again I'd rather not be forced to reboot. > > What is khubd anyway? Khubd is a kernel thread which is part of the linux USB core. It is supposed to configure USB devices when they are plugged into a usb jack and it also monitors the system's USB hub. > > Any hints for killing it when it runs away? > > Anne If it's taking 100% there's something not right. Start by making sure there are no USB devices plugged into the system. LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° When the ax entered the forest, the trees said, "The handle is one of us!" -- Turkish proverb Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°