On mar, 2004-20-04 at 21:46 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > tag 242664 + moreinfo > thanks > > On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 11:43:38PM +0000, simon raven wrote: > > "x-based apps take way too long to open, and the load goes up to 2-5". > > > > i explain further: > > for example, i opened gq (an LDAP browser/db editor) a few minutes ago, > > it took all of 3-8 seconds to open, whereas with 4.3.0-6 or -7, it takes > > several minutes to open, and the load goes up to 3 or 4. > > > > if i open say, firefox, it takes a good 5 minutes, and the load goes up > > to 4 or 5. > > > > ----- > > % time mozilla-firefox > > selected locale: en-US > > mozilla-firefox 26.64s user 3.69s system 54% cpu 56.143 total > > ----- > > this is in -5. and the load: 1.32 0.81 0.64 > > > > also, can you tell me what would cause this, if you have an idea on what > > this might be? > > I notice neither lspci nor the X server saw any PCI video devices on your machine. Uh no, just controlfb at the time.. what's that have to do with the x-clients taking minutes to open? > What is your hardware? If I had to guess, I'd say it was an OldWorld > PowerMac, maybe even a NuBus machine. Yes it's an oldworld, an 8500. No, definitely not a nubus ;). it's not G3 upgraded either. Just a 604e daughtercard pulled from an UMAX box. > > > VGA-compatible devices on PCI bus: > > > > There were very few changes in 4.3.0-6: > Yes, and 4.3.0-6 was behaving the same way. -5 worked as expected. > The only one of the above that affected the X server was the sunffb > item, and it only affected SPARCs (by allowing them to compile the > sources again). Yes, but i noticed the exact same behaviour with controlfb, fbdev x driver, and x clients taking minutes to open. I have an ATI card now, and I don't see the same thing happening. the problem is either a) with the hardware, b) the fbdev driver + controlfb (which is known to be rather fucked, TMK) c) something else. > > Are you still having this problem with 4.3.0-7? Not currently, since I'm using the .dfsg. named .debs, and I put -5 on hold until the recent upgrades (the dfsg .debs). but I've been using -5, plus the DRI server from people.d.o/~daenzer/, since i got the ATI card. > -- > G. Branden Robinson | Imagination was given man to > Debian GNU/Linux | compensate for what he is not, and > branden@debian.org | a sense of humor to console him for > http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | what he is.
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