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	misterc	2013-10-25 , 17:32
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Originally Posted by Xemaniac

Sometimes my phone starts to use the processor alot and when I check Conky the process " hildon thumbnail " is eating it all up. Can I kill it somehow and why is it there? Loading thumbnails even though I haven't opened the picture app?

install htop
(one time only) adjust the columns display to the N900's screen

open XTerminal &
Code:
```
root
htop
```
tape F5 to view process tree
tap on F2 / Setup
tap on Columns and in the 2nd / central column remove all but
- PID
- STATE
- PERCENT_CPU
- PERCENT_MEM
- Command
- in the 2nd column select STATE
- from the 3rd column add PPID
tap F10 to quit SETUP & F10 again to quit htop

whenever CPU seems overly busy...

open XTerminal &
Code:
```
root
htop
```
N.B.: do NOT kill process with PID 1 (!)
select hildon-thumbnail process
hit F9 / KILL
confirm with enter
F10 to quit htop

if the PID with high CPU use (CPU%) is not hildon-thumbnail exercise judgment before killing it (!)
removing the battery will still stop your N900 but nonetheless...
as usual, use at your own risk

EDIT: the term-app-laucher which gets used by HTOP has (very) limited colours & does not support adjust font size with volume rocker => use XTerminal

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Last edited by misterc; 2013-10-25 at 21:51. Reason: use XTerminal instead of HTOP icon

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