Re: Terribly slow gui (gnome&kde)

["Mirko Scurk" <mdebian@sfsb.hr>]

Justin Guerin reče:
> On Wednesday 24 March 2004 02:58, Mirko Scurk wrote:
>> I'm running unstable on DELL optiplex gx270 (nvidia geforce4 mx 440,
>> 256MB RAM, P4 ....)
>> Linux xyz 2.6.2-1-386
>> xserver-xfree8 4.3.0-7
>> gnome-core     47 (???) (2.4.....)
>> kdebase        3.2.1-1
>> kde            3.1.2
>>
>> X-windows and kdm are starting fast and without problems but when I try
>> to start either gnome or kde it takes literally hour(s). Last time I
>> measured Splash screen was displayed for 15mins. After any of this is
>> loaded system seems to work fine. Top doesn?t reveal anything???
>>
>> --
>> Mirko Scurk
>
> The only time I've seen anything like this, it was due to network
> problems.
> In my specific case, my home directory was an NFS share, and the computer
> hosting the share was having problems.  This is probably not your issue,
> but it still could be a network related problem.  Do you have something
> set
> to automatically start when you log in to gnome or kde?  Something that
> tries to go to the network?
>
> You say top doesn't reveal anything.  Do you mean your load average is
> low?
> Do you mean that your processor is mostly idle?  Both?
>
> Justin Guerin
>
>


Load average is low, all kde&gnome settings are default (nothing
schedulled to automatically start)!


Knopix is working fine on same machine???


-- 
Mirko Scurk