[LAU] X Runs at Exactly 10 Minute Intervals

[Joe Hartley]

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:35:49 -0700
Martin Lynch <martin.lynch at shaw.ca> wrote:
> As I write this, Qjackctl shows 14:35 since the last X Run!!!
> 
> I don't have this completely narrowed down as to the offending 
> program(s), however what I did was open the System Monitor and began 
> stopping programs I thought were either likely offenders or simply 
> unnecessary. One thing I didn't realize was that Evolution (linux mail 
> client), despite not being my default mail client and not being active 
> still had 4 programs running - remains to be seen if that's the culprit. 
> Here's what I currently have stopped:
> 
> ntpd
    This is unlikely to be the culprit

> evolution-alarm-notifier
> evolution-data-server-1.10
> evolution-exchange-storage
> evolution
> freshclam
> update-notifier
> gnome-screensaver
    These all have a high chance of being part of the problem!

> getty (there were 6 instances of this running, all showing the identical 
> amount of memory being used - I left one on and stopped the other 5 - no 
> idea what this is - will research it further - but doubt this has 
> anything to do with the X run issue, since one is still running)
    These handle the logins for the terminals on the Alt-F1 through 6
    screens.  They are not the processes you're looking for, move along.

> FYI: I'm now at over 22 mins without an X run, still at my 2ms latency 
> setting and I happen to be watching an HD movie at the same time! (and 
> no, it didn't take me 8 mins to write this - had to have a pillsbury 
> turnover break for fortitude ; - )

Sounds like you found it!  Congrats!

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