Re: iceweasel/iceape/epiphany/galeon download manager problems (etch)
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On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:03:43PM +0200, Andreas Goesele wrote:
> Hi,
>
> having moved from sarge to etch I now have a big problem with the
> browsers in the subject line: Downloading a page is incredibly slow or
> even makes the browsers hang:
>
> In all case it takes a long time for the download manager to start and
> saving too is very slow. With firefox (iceweasel) I once experienced a
> freeze, galeon and epiphany freeze with every attempt to save.
>
> My suspicion is that the download manager reads first my home
> directory - which is huge - and for that reason takes long to
> start. But under sarge this wasn't a problem and other programs too
> manage to open my home directory in a reasonable time.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance!
>
> Andreas Goesele
>
Try downloading a large package using wget, and see how fast it goes.
This way we'll know if it's your connection or the Mozilla engine.
Have you tried it with Konqeuror yet?
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