dbus-daemon using 100% of cpu on xfce4 & 6.2

[Charlie-68]

Hi everyone,

I'm running 6.2-RELEASE on two systems (a Pentium 4 and a dual Athlon), and
whenever I log into Xfce4, I notice that a process called "dbus-daemon" is
invoked and eats up 100% of the CPU when no other processes are running.

If another process is running, dbus-daemon only hogs about 50% of the CPU,
but this is still frustrating. If, for example, I am compiling a port,
dbus-daemon takes about 50% of my CPU time, leaving only half the
processor's time for compiling.

I am fairly new to xfce, and googling the issue hasn't helped me out. Any
ideas? How can I fix dbus so it doesn't use so much CPU, or how can I
disable it completely? I know it is used for inter-application
communication, but I'm not entirely sure I need it (I don't see any adverse
effects when I kill it manually).

Thanks for the help,

Charlie
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[Norberto Meijome-5]

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:04:47 -0400
Charlie <cdubfx@...> wrote:

> I am fairly new to xfce, and googling the issue hasn't helped me out. Any
> ideas? How can I fix dbus so it doesn't use so much CPU, or how can I
> disable it completely? I know it is used for inter-application
> communication, but I'm not entirely sure I need it (I don't see any adverse
> effects when I kill it manually).

Hi Charlie,
(I think this should really go to questions@... but maybe i'm wrong)
I run dbus, hald and XFCE4 on 6.2 STABLE (have been for a while). I haven't seen any of the problems you describe.

My relevant rc.conf bits are :
----
# Hardware Abstraction Layer
## supported by XFCE 4.4 and Thunar
hald_enable="YES"
polkitd_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
-----

You can change them to NO and they'll be disabled in the next boot.

Any messages in ~/.xsession-errors ? or /var/log/messages ?

B

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[Norberto Meijome-2]

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:04:47 -0400
Charlie <cdubfx@...> wrote:

> I am fairly new to xfce, and googling the issue hasn't helped me out. Any
> ideas? How can I fix dbus so it doesn't use so much CPU, or how can I
> disable it completely? I know it is used for inter-application
> communication, but I'm not entirely sure I need it (I don't see any adverse
> effects when I kill it manually).

Hi Charlie,
(I think this should really go to questions@... but maybe i'm wrong)
I run dbus, hald and XFCE4 on 6.2 STABLE (have been for a while). I haven't seen any of the problems you describe.

My relevant rc.conf bits are :
----
# Hardware Abstraction Layer
## supported by XFCE 4.4 and Thunar
hald_enable="YES"
polkitd_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
-----

You can change them to NO and they'll be disabled in the next boot.

Any messages in ~/.xsession-errors ? or /var/log/messages ?

B

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[Charlie-68]

Thanks for the reply. Still not having any luck. The rc.conf options you
mentioned were not in my rc.conf file at all. I added them in, trying it
both ways, with all options set to YES and NO.  Dbus-daemon is still using
all my cpu. I don't see anything unusual in /var/log/messages, and I don't
have an .xsession-errors file.



On 9/2/07, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@...> wrote:

>
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:04:47 -0400
> Charlie <cdubfx@...> wrote:
>
> > I am fairly new to xfce, and googling the issue hasn't helped me out.
> Any
> > ideas? How can I fix dbus so it doesn't use so much CPU, or how can I
> > disable it completely? I know it is used for inter-application
> > communication, but I'm not entirely sure I need it (I don't see any
> adverse
> > effects when I kill it manually).
>
> Hi Charlie,
> (I think this should really go to questions@... but maybe i'm wrong)
> I run dbus, hald and XFCE4 on 6.2 STABLE (have been for a while). I
> haven't seen any of the problems you describe.
>
> My relevant rc.conf bits are :
> ----
> # Hardware Abstraction Layer
> ## supported by XFCE 4.4 and Thunar
> hald_enable="YES"
> polkitd_enable="YES"
> dbus_enable="YES"
> -----
>
> You can change them to NO and they'll be disabled in the next boot.
>
> Any messages in ~/.xsession-errors ? or /var/log/messages ?
>
> B
>
> _________________________
> Norberto Meijome
> Octantis Pty Ltd
>
> "The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that
> every saint has a past and every sinner has a future."
>    Oscar Wilde
>
>
>
>
> NOTICE: The contents of this email and its attachments are confidential
> and intended only for the individuals or entities named above. If you have
> received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and
> immediately delete the message and any attachments without using, copying or
> disclosing the contents. Thank you.
>
> _________________________
> {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
>
> "The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse
> into greatness...
> This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first
> appears he is a protector."
>    Plato
>
> I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when
> wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have
> been Warned.
>

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