When I plug my apple iphone into the usb c port on thinkpad x1 extreme gen 2 with fedora 42, the fans on my computer and cpu usage dramatically thrashes even though my computer is in an idle state (no apps running). The computer becomes hot as well. Once the device (the phone) is unplugged from the…

CPU thrashing when external device is connected

unalmis (Kaya Unalmis) June 12, 2025, 2:44am 2

Continued thrashing

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