I have kernel_task, in my mac book pro, i can see it in hte activiy monitor but can't remove it' tried everythin........i am lost now......please help
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.5)
Did you tried force quit.
What about restart? When you restart your mac, is the process starting again.
Another option is the quit the process with the terminal. Just search in google for that.
If you sort the processes hierarchically, you'll see that kernel_task is the top level process. Killing it, literally, would kill the machine.
Why do you feel that you need to kill this task?
You are so **** right, I am trying to remove it coz I thought itz a malware and lately I'm facing trouble with my machine i.e. wheel appears for every single task, boot up time prolonged, home screen smears , I mean the color. Wish I could give you a picture of my home screen.
You may have a hardware issue. Might be worth a trip to the genius bar.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
Yes, it does show some com.apple.message.
3/19/16 3:33:09.129 AM UserEventAgent[163]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.usage.app_activetime
com.apple.message.signature: loginwindow
com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.loginwindow ||| 9.0 (9.0)
com.apple.message.value: 9759
com.apple.message.value2: 0
com.apple.message.value3: 0
com.apple.message.value4: 0
com.apple.message.value5: 0
com.apple.message.value6: 0
com.apple.message.value7: 0
com.apple.message.result: NO
com.apple.message.summarize: YES
Sender_Mach_UUID: 55428B1C-9198-32BF-80EA-4731081F402E
I don't know how to interpret those messages, moreover i discovered that my 6 year old turned off the firewall......this lil dude wants to use internet all the time and whenever i'm away he takes control of everything........good luck to me.
You need to set the tyke up with his own account & use Parental Controls in System Prefs...
Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6: About the Parental Controls Internet content filter - Apple Support
ok I will do that but does those above messages give you any clue? Like is it a virus issue or hardware issue like logic board?
It seems not to be any virus or logic board problem, most likely some setting or attempt by a user to use some functions wrong… are you really running 10.5.8?
Unfortunately yes, I went to see a genius bar member in town, they will run a diagnostic and will let me know in 2 days. What they are suspecting, might be a logic board issue.....let's see what it turns out. I'll keep posting and appreciate all of you folks feedback. .....
I have kernel_task, in my mac book pro, i can see it in hte activiy monitor but can't remove it' tried everythin........i am lost now......please help
