Re: GNOME apps in lenny frequently freeze; panel unusable
On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 12:33 -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
>
> I just bought a shiny new amd64 laptop (Intel Core2 Duo), and installed
> etch from the CD, then upgraded to lenny, all within the past two weeks.
> The laptop is pretty fast, and can run Compiz decently (using Intel
> GM965/GL960 graphics).
>
> However, several functions in GNOME ore very slow. Apps take 10-30
> seconds to start, with no discernable load or CPU activity. Evolution
> freezes every few minutes for up to three minutes. Worst of all, after
> 30-60 minutes, the panel stops functioning, with strace showing only:
> "restart_syscall(<... resuming interrupted call...>".
>
> I don't remember seeing mention of such issues on this list or
> elsewhere. My question is: where do I start to diagnose the problem?
> Because apps like metacity and emacs don't experience the frequent
> pauses, my inclination would be to start with GNOME, but what to look
> for there?
I'd try to find out where the apps are hanging, e.g. by attaching gdb
and looking at the backtraces.
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