Kernel_task used up all cpu% when charging

Maclogically wrote:

10.8.1 update did not solve this problem......

Any ideas?????

No one ever said it would.

Start you own thread to discuss your problem. If you expect to get any help, include details from either EtreCheck or Activity Monitor.

I think the issues are related hence same thread...

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores

8 GB RAM

Startup Items:

PACESupport - Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

RT8187ClientUtility - Path: /Library/StartupItems/RT8187ClientUtility

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 4:26

Disk Information:

TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /Volumes/Macintosh HD: 577 GB (42.71 GB free)

BOOTCAMP (disk0s3) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 172.81 GB (154.62 GB free)

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD disk1 : (115.03 GB)

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh SSD (disk1s2) /: 114.17 GB (13.82 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Apple Inc. iPad

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch Version: 3854

com.DataRobotics.driver.iSCSIInitiator Version: 1.4.31

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower Version: 1.5.2

com.waves.driver.soundgrid Version: 2.0.0

com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard Version: 5.7.2

com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs Version: 82

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.upd.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.datarobotics.ddservice64d.plist

[loaded] com.datarobotics.ddserviced.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.line6.l6ksettingmgr.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.stclairsoft.AppTamerAgent.plist

[loaded] com.waves.daemon.SoundGridProtocolService.plist

[loaded] PACESupport.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] org.glimmerblocker.updater.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

MagicMenu

CrossOver CD Helper

Drobo Dashboard

Google Drive

uTorrent

Activity Monitor

SplashtopRemoteStreamer

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

GlimmerBlocker

Growl

Line6AudioMIDI

MacFUSE

Native Instruments USB Audio

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

OVSHelper.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

iGetterBundle.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

22.3 % WebProcess

13.4 % PluginProcess

11.1 % WindowServer

5.9 % Safari

3.4 % Skype

3.0 % EtreCheck

2.7 % SGProtocolService

2.2 % hidd

0.5 % fontd

0.4 % ps

nevermind

For me it is simply going to Console.app and quit all the top sender processes.

I eventually found out it was configd flooding kernel_task with network requests and so fast that the kernel couldn't keep up therefore the high cpu usage and freezing other applications

http://www.openradar.me/7339693

Here is a link to the bug report by someone about 3 years ago with the similar problem.

I guess someone in Apple has been slacking in his/her job.

Start you own thread to discuss your problem. If you expect to get any help, include details from either EtreCheck or Activity Monitor.

I am also having the problem with a slow mac after installing ML. I do not know too much of the mac system but i have found the following afte runing EtreCheck, can anyone tell me what this means and how to fix it.

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

[failed] com.apple.mrt.uiagent.plist

I had the same problem since two days and it would also stop Finder from responding.

In your log I saw that you also have an iSCSI initiatior installed... that was the only change I did recently.

When looking into it, I saw that the iSCSI disk was still showing on the desktop, but unavailable (and with spinning wheel) and in the iSCSI settings, it said "disconnected" but also wouldn't let me reconnect as it seemed to be in some undetermined state....

I detached the iSCSI disk and for now this fixed it.

this workds 100% for me. thanks very much

Some problem here;

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3

1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores

8 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB

Startup Items:

ChmodBPF - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF

comapcpcpestart - Path: /Library/StartupItems/comapcpcpestart

System Software:

OS X 10.8.3 (12D78) - Uptime: 0 days 10:26

Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (26.53 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8

USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Microsoft Xbox NUI Camera

Microsoft Xbox NUI Audio

Microsoft Xbox NUI Motor

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Novation DMS Ltd Launchpad

ALLEN&HEATH LTD. XONE:K2

M-Audio Axiom 25

Akai Akai APC40

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

0x1F2 Vendor 0x1F2 Device 0x100800 400mbit - 400mbit max

Kernel Extensions:

com.avatron.AVExVideo Version: 1.7

com.fsb.kext.logKext Version: 2.3

com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer Version: 1.7

com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard Version: 5.9

com.vmware.kext.vmci Version: 90.4.18

com.vmware.kext.vsockets Version: 90.4.23

com.vmware.kext.vmnet Version: 0104.03.86

com.vmware.kext.vmx86 Version: 0104.03.86

com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.1.24 Version: 10.1.24

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.mrt.uiagent.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.github.GitHub.GHInstallCLI.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.insynchq.insync.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.nullvision.noatime.plist

[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist

[loaded] com.soma-zone.LaunchControl.Helper.plist

[loaded] com.synium.cleanappdaemon.plist

[failed] logKext.plist

[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist

[loaded] PACESupport.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.motu.MOTULauncher.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist

[not loaded] org.littleshoot.littleshoot.plist

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.codingcurious.AutomaticHelper.plist

[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.grebois.plist

[failed] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

Insync

Adium

Mail

smcFanControl

Calendar

Telephone

SMARTReporter

Dropbox

Transmission

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Air Display Preferences

APC PowerChute Personal Edition

Automatic

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)

GeekTool

GPGTools

Java

MacFUSE

Native Instruments USB Audio

NTFS-3G

Perian

Secrets

Internet Plug-ins:

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

LittleShootPlugIn.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

SpeedDownload Browser Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

Picasa.plugin

WebEx64.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes by CPU:

152% Live

47% CalendarAgent

32% activitymonitord

9% Ableton

9% WindowServer

5% EtreCheck

3% hidd

3% Transmission

3% Insync

3% coreaudiod

Top Processes by Memory:

1016 MB Live

336 MB CalendarAgent

221 MB Mail

213 MB Contacts

147 MB WindowServer

139 MB Skype

98 MB Ableton

82 MB Finder

66 MB Calendar

66 MB Dock

Hi,

I am in kind of the same situation and it is driving me crazy! Lately, the kernel task of my MB pro early 2011 goes over 300% and so it gets almost useless as it runs extremely slow. I took it several times to Madrid apple store,and hardware tests, again more hardaware test, format,cleaning its inside, and total reinstallation of the OSX were performed several times without success: they find nothing wrong but later at home it happens again and again. No more apps installed, new OSX... it can only be hardware, right?

It led to awkward questions and situations as it didnt ever happen when in the apple store, but only at home. Anyway, genius bar people incredibly nice.

I kept insisting, going back and finnally after reading these conversations here and explaining about it at the genius bar, they accepted to change the logic board for me. But sadly, it is happening again, and now i just dont know what else to do. If i take it back to the apple store, i dont know what else to say or explain, so far no problem has been found but it keeps happening. It is so frustrating!!! It is such a shame to have to stop using my Mac normally it is all more than perfect, but once the fan starts sounding loud, i know its back and no more use for a while.

Can anyone help me or give me any advice?? I would really really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance (and sorry for my english) 😉

My solution was to do with iSkysoft iTube studio.

The problem was a process called ADManager runinng at high CPU. Doing a bit of digging revealed it to be connected with the itube studio app. Simply quitting the process brought kernel_task down to 2% in about 3 seconds and the fans down to normal in 4...

Worth having a look in console.app and activity monitor to see if applications are stuck unable to do something they are supposed to...

I've experienced this problem with two mac minis and Mountain Lion. The cpu is heavily utilized by "kernel_task" and "Finder". It turns out the default Finder setting of "New Finder windows show: All My Files" causes the Finder to burn CPU. Set this option to something else like "Desktop", restart your machine and the CPU load will be nominal.

This is an Apple bug.

I had a similar problem with my MacBookPro with kernel_task with 700% of CPU.

There was a battery default. I've changed the battery and was perfect.

Bye

Alex

Using EtreCheck and Activity Monitor I found out it was the Wacom Bamboo driver to cause my problems! Many Tnx!!!