mediascanner2.0 uses 100% CPU every 30 seconds
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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mediascanner2 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Since some times, I noticed some slow down of my computer.
System monitor showed bursts of 100% usage during 2 minutes every 30 seconds.
A look at processes showed media-scanner-
What is this "Microsoft-like" crap?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mediascanner2.0 0.100+14.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Nov 22 08:53:58 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-24 (546 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: mediascanner2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Unless you're actively using an app that uses mediascanner2, it might be best to just remove the package. This package was developed for the Ubuntu Phone project, which is no longer based on Trusty.
The latest version almost certainly improves matters (it better protects against crashes caused by the codecs), but I don't know whether we'll be back porting it to 14.04 (all current development is targeting Xenial and Vivid).