Re: Web browser gets slow and blocks the system
On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 23:23 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> On Sun, 27 May 2012 10:28:27 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
> >>>> Recently I've been having a problem with my web browser: it gets slow,
> >>>> the mouse and the keyboard don't respond any more and I have to unplug
> >>>> the machine. Can anybody suggest how I can detect why this happen and
> >>>> provide a remedy?
>
>
> Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >>> Err... would be of much help if you say what browser is and what Debian
> >>> release :-). Also, does it happen with a different browser?
>
>
> On Sun, 27 May 2012 17:29:53 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
> >> It is Mozilla, Debian Lenny. I haven't tried with a different browser,
> >> I don't know any other. The problem is serious, so please help if you
> >> can! Thanks - rodolfo
>
>
> Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Which "Mozilla" version? Firefox 12, Iceweasel 3.0.x...? If it's the
> > latter, update it ASAP: the browser is probably crashing because of some
> > javascript code or the flash player plugin.
> >
> > In the meantime, you can try with Epiphany (if running GNOME) or
> > Konqueror (for KDE). Both are installed by default when a DE is selected.
>
>
> Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I have found that Iceweasel is particularly prone to gunking my system up.
> > It eats up memory, and if you haven't got a lot, as I haven't by modern
> > standards, that equals problems.
> >
> > Though I don't believe that the only way out is to unplug the machine. What
> > else have you tried?
>
>
> Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do but unplugging it off. But the worse
> is, that also Epiphany has the same problem: so, since another PC of mine (a
> faster one) does not have it at all, it must be due to short memory. Really
> nothing I can do?
>
> Thanks to all that helped
> Rodolfo
Just a suggestion & you may have already done it:
1. Set the browser {any of them} to clear the history & all cached info
every time you close it.
2. Set the browsers cache memory to at least 250Mbs more if you can
spare.
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