> 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
