My emulators behave just fine under 9.10 Karmic Kola, unless I start method tracing, then it really slows down. Are you using the java sun jdk and not the open jdk?
On Dec 5, 11:12 am, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using a dual boot configuration with Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.04. > > On XP, the emualtor is somehow slower than a real G1 device, but it's > > completely ok. > > > But on Ubuntu, the emulator is unusable slow. Note that other programs > > run just fine under my ubuntu. I have no exact measurements, but I > > think the emulator about 10 times slower than on Windows. Installing a > > small app takes more than 2 minutes, starting an app sometimes takes > > over 2 minutes, returning to the home screen takes up to 40 seconds, > > and there is not a single click I can do that takes less than 2 > > seconds to trigger some kind of reaction. I get around 2 fps at most, > > no matter what I do. > > I am writing this email on a notebook, dual-boot Vista and Ubuntu 9.04, > and if anything, the Ubuntu emulator is a bit faster. > > > Also, I noticed that under heavy usage of the emulator, the usage of > > my real CPU never went above 30%. > > > Is there any explanation for this slowness on Ubuntu? Or even a way to > > further investigate where the bottleneck might be? > > How much RAM do you have? What is the output of running 'free' in Ubuntu > from a shell? > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
