I also have a dell inspiron 6000 and can confirm that running the 686 kernel gives ~70% cpu usage when no user processes are run.
I'm currently running the 386 kernel wich gives me no troubble.
I also have a dell inspiron 6000 and can confirm that running the 686 kernel gives ~70% cpu usage when no user processes are run.
I'm currently running the 386 kernel wich gives me no troubble.