redash Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 came across this problem on my hp dv6000. http ://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/234768...using-100-cpu/ Symptoms high cpu on 1 core ~ 100% I am on 10.5.2 with all the updates (staying away from leopard graphics update) I came across this solution here by Keith http://macosx.com/tech-support/mac/osx-fin...usage/3776.html "Repair Permissions using Disk Utility in your Utility folder. "When done that, trash the Finder Preference - com.apple.finder.plist located here; user>library>preferences Then run 'fsck"; To run fsck, you first need to start up your Mac in single-user mode. Here's how: 1. Restart your Mac. 2. Immediately press and hold the Command and "S" keys. You'll see a bunch of text begin scrolling on your screen. In a few more seconds, you'll see the Unix command line prompt (#). You're now in single-user mode. Now that you're at the # prompt, here's how to run fsck: ( mount the disk / allow changes. /sbin/fsck -fy /sbin/mount -uw / N.b don't forget the trailing backslash in above command) 1. Type: "fsck -f" (that's fsck-space-minus-f). 2. Press Return. The fsck utility will blast some text onto your screen. If there's damage to your disk, you'll see a message that says: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** If you see this message--and this is extremely important-- repeat running fsck. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once -- the first run's repairs often uncover additional problems.. When fsck finally reports that no problems were found, and the # prompt reappears: 3. Type: "reboot" to restart, or type "exit" to start up without rebooting. 4. Press Return. Your Mac should proceed to start up normally to the login window or the Finder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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