On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:44:02 +0000, JC wrote:

>
> I have installed Slackware 9 on a PIII 1GHz laptop. It is working great
> and noticeably faster than previous SuSE 8.0 (2.4.18* kernel) install.
>
> The CPU fan is going on more often now with noise. Almost everytime I move
> a window (or scroll up/down a web page) the fan goes on. I have installed
> right Nvidia drivers and editted FX86Configure file.
>
> Is this the price I am paying for a faster optimized OS? Is there any
> way to find out if the CPU is working harder needlessly?
>
> I picked bare.i (2.4.20) kernel from slackware CD when I was installing.
> The kernel is optimized for PIII and PIIII (i686) processors, I think? I
> know that slackware is source-code based install which seems to be faster
> and work better.
>
> I need some hints for starting to diagnose/resolve this
> fan/cpu/heat/noise problem please.
>
> Anyone care to comment?
>
> Thanks.

Do a top to see which process is eating CPU cycles.

B. Joshua Rosen wrote:

> Do a top to see which process is eating CPU cycles.

Yes, top is ok. It lists all running processes. What I need to see is
kernel messages as system is running. How could I see Kernel messages?

Thanks.