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From: l0o0o0b on 1 Feb 2006 03:45 Could somebody indicate to me how I can have an idea of the processes running under the general name 'kernel_task'. Could also Powerbook users indicate to me how much of RAM is used by this process. On mine: 113 MB - 999 MB virtual
From: Jon on 1 Feb 2006 03:58 <l0o0o0b(a)yahoo.fr> wrote: > On mine: 113 MB - 999 MB virtual Which model, OS and how much RAM? On mine, 10.4.4 on a 12" 1GHz/768MB, the numbers are 86 and 959. But someone more techie than I should do the explaining. :-) -- /Jon For mail address, run the following in Terminal: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: storhaugen _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 140,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account
From: Tom Harrington on 1 Feb 2006 11:45 In article <1138783543.658697.195180(a)g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, l0o0o0b(a)yahoo.fr wrote: > Could somebody indicate to me how I can have an idea of the processes > running under the general name 'kernel_task'. Could also Powerbook > users indicate to me how much of RAM is used by this process. > > On mine: 113 MB - 999 MB virtual kernel_task is the operating system. You haven't upgraded to Tiger, yet, because it's something else on Tiger. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X. Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more. See http://www.atomicbird.com/
From: Milton Aupperle on 1 Feb 2006 12:02 In article <tph-D0B577.09454901022006(a)localhost>, Tom Harrington <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > In article <1138783543.658697.195180(a)g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > l0o0o0b(a)yahoo.fr wrote: > > > Could somebody indicate to me how I can have an idea of the processes > > running under the general name 'kernel_task'. Could also Powerbook > > users indicate to me how much of RAM is used by this process. > > > > On mine: 113 MB - 999 MB virtual > > kernel_task is the operating system. You haven't upgraded to Tiger, > yet, because it's something else on Tiger. It's still Kerne_Task under 10.4.4, i.e. Tiger. To see how long it's been running, ram resources any process uses: 1 - Launch the "Terminal.app" (it's in /Applications/Utilities/) 2 - at the command line prompt type in : top -w 3 - hit the return key The window will list all the processes runing, how many threads, how much Ram or VRAM used by each etc. HTH.. Milton Aupperle www.outcastsoft.com
From: Tom Harrington on 1 Feb 2006 13:07
In article <010220061002330038%spam(a)mustdie.com>, Milton Aupperle <spam(a)mustdie.com> wrote: > In article <tph-D0B577.09454901022006(a)localhost>, Tom Harrington > <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > > > In article <1138783543.658697.195180(a)g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > > l0o0o0b(a)yahoo.fr wrote: > > > > > Could somebody indicate to me how I can have an idea of the processes > > > running under the general name 'kernel_task'. Could also Powerbook > > > users indicate to me how much of RAM is used by this process. > > > > > > On mine: 113 MB - 999 MB virtual > > > > kernel_task is the operating system. You haven't upgraded to Tiger, > > yet, because it's something else on Tiger. > > It's still Kerne_Task under 10.4.4, i.e. Tiger. Right, I was using "ps wwuax | grep -i kernel", which for some reason doesn't show kernel_task. > To see how long it's been running, ram resources any process uses: > > 1 - Launch the "Terminal.app" (it's in /Applications/Utilities/) > 2 - at the command line prompt type in : > top -w > 3 - hit the return key > > The window will list all the processes runing, how many threads, how > much Ram or VRAM used by each etc. However this doesn't show kernel_task either, unless it's currently using enough CPU time to be near the top of the list. "Activity Monitor" will show kernel_task, and is easiest to find if you either sort by process ID or else type "kernel" into the "filter" field. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X. Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more. See http://www.atomicbird.com/ |